Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat vs amor-do-campo

Sturnira nana compared with Desmodium axillare

Key Differences

• Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is Endangered while amor-do-campo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	amor-do-campo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Desmodium
Species	Sturnira nana	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat

EN — Endangered

amor-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat	amor-do-campo
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.

amor-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.