Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Tickclover

Sturnira nana compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Phyllostomidae Fabaceae
Genus Sturnira Desmodium
Species Sturnira nana Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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