Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs lowland rotala

Sturnira nana compared with Rotala ramosior

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while lowland rotala is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	lowland rotala
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Rotala
Species	Sturnira nana	Rotala ramosior

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

lowland rotala

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	lowland rotala
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

lowland rotala

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).