Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs round-leaf cassia

Sturnira nana compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while round-leaf cassia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Chamaecrista
Species	Sturnira nana	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	round-leaf cassia
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.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).