Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs slender-fruit saltbush

Sturnira nana compared with Atriplex leptocarpa

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while slender-fruit saltbush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	slender-fruit saltbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Atriplex
Species	Sturnira nana	Atriplex leptocarpa

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

slender-fruit saltbush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	slender-fruit saltbush
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.

slender-fruit saltbush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.