Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Silkrubber

Sturnira nana compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.