Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs red-cedar

Sturnira nana compared with Trichilia hirta

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while red-cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Trichilia
Species	Sturnira nana	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.