Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lunate medic

Sturnira nana compared with Medicago biflora

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Lunate medic is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lunate medic
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Medicago
Species	Sturnira nana	Medicago biflora

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Lunate medic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lunate medic
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.

Lunate medic

Habitat

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