Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs pliant lettuce

Sturnira nana compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	pliant lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Sturnira nana	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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