Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Marsh fleabane

Sturnira nana compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Pluchea
Species	Sturnira nana	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Marsh fleabane
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.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).