Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs pignut

Sturnira nana compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	pignut
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	Mesosphaerum
Species	Sturnira nana	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.