Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs redhead

Sturnira nana compared with Hamelia patens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	redhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Hamelia
Species	Sturnira nana	Hamelia patens

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	redhead
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.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).