Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs true senna

Sturnira nana compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	true senna
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	Senna
Species	Sturnira nana	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	true senna
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.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador