Gray-breasted Sabrewing vs Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Campylopterus largipennis compared with Sturnira nana

Key Differences

• Gray-breasted Sabrewing is Least Concern while Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-breasted Sabrewing	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Trochilidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Campylopterus	Sturnira
Species	Campylopterus largipennis	Sturnira nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-breasted Sabrewing and Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-breasted Sabrewing	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador