Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Stinking willie

Sturnira nana compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Jacobaea
Species	Sturnira nana	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).