Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs sweet tanglehead

Sturnira nana compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Heteropogon
Species	Sturnira nana	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	sweet tanglehead
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.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.