Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs willow hakea

Sturnira nana compared with Hakea salicifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	willow hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Hakea
Species	Sturnira nana	Hakea salicifolia

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

willow hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	willow hakea
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.

willow hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).