Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Mountain Tea

Sturnira nana compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Mountain Tea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mountain Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Sideritis
Species	Sturnira nana	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mountain Tea
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.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.