Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Cachicamo Sabanero

Sturnira nana compared with Dasypus sabanicola

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Cachicamo Sabanero is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Cachicamo Sabanero
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cingulata (Cingulata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasypodidae
Genus	Sturnira	Dasypus
Species	Sturnira nana	Dasypus sabanicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat and Cachicamo Sabanero share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Cachicamo Sabanero

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Cachicamo Sabanero
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.

Cachicamo Sabanero

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.