Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs sugar-plum

Sturnira nana compared with Uapaca guineensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Uapaca
Species	Sturnira nana	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.