Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Sturnira nana compared with Montia parvifolia

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Montiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Montia
Species	Sturnira nana	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Small-Leaved Blinks
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.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.