Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira nana compared with Sturnira luisi

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus same	Sturnira	Sturnira
Species	Sturnira nana	Sturnira luisi

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat and Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sturnira.

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
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.

Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador