Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Sapele

Sturnira nana compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Sapele
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	Entandrophragma
Species	Sturnira nana	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.