Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs storax

Sturnira nana compared with Styrax officinalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	storax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Styracaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Styrax
Species	Sturnira nana	Styrax officinalis

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

storax

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	storax
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.

storax

Habitat

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

Range

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