Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs thatch palm

Sturnira nana compared with Coccothrinax crinita

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while thatch palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Coccothrinax
Species	Sturnira nana	Coccothrinax crinita

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

thatch palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	thatch palm
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.

thatch palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.