Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Shingled Hedgehog

Sturnira luisi compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Sarcodon
Species	Sturnira luisi	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.