Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Water spangles

Sturnira nana compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Salvinia
Species	Sturnira nana	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Water spangles
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.

Water spangles

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).