Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Rufous-breasted Hermit

Sturnira nana compared with Glaucis hirsutus

Key Differences

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Rufous-breasted Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Rufous-breasted Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sturnira	Glaucis
Species	Sturnira nana	Glaucis hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat and Rufous-breasted Hermit share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Rufous-breasted Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Rufous-breasted Hermit
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.

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

A large hermit hummingbird of humid lowland and foothill forests from Central America through the Amazon basin, rufous-breasted hermits have cinnamon-rufous breast and underpart plumage contrasting with bronzy-green upper parts and a long curved bill. Males gather at leks — communal singing assemblies — where they perform vocal displays to attract females. They follow trap-line routes through dense forest understory. Important pollinators of large Heliconia flowers in tropical rainforest.