Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats vs slender thistle

Sturnira perla compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Carduus
Species	Sturnira perla	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.