Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Prickly Heath

Sturnira nana compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Gaultheria
Species	Sturnira nana	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.