lignum vitae vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Guaiacum officinale compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• lignum vitae is Critically Endangered while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lignum vitae	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Guaiacum	Sturnira
Species	Guaiacum officinale	Sturnira perla

Conservation Status

lignum vitae

CR — Critically Endangered

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lignum vitae	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lignum vitae

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, India, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.