Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Sturnira nana compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Dicksonia
Species	Sturnira nana	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.