Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs yellow-flower-nutmeg

Sturnira nana compared with Monodora undulata

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while yellow-flower-nutmeg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	yellow-flower-nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Monodora
Species	Sturnira nana	Monodora undulata

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

yellow-flower-nutmeg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	yellow-flower-nutmeg
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.

yellow-flower-nutmeg

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.