Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Heteranthera dubia compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain is Least Concern while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Sturnira
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Sturnira perla

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.