Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs winged prickly-ash

Sturnira nana compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Zanthoxylum
Species	Sturnira nana	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.