Coastal Ragweed vs Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Ambrosia hispida compared with Sturnira mistratensis

Key Differences

Coastal Ragweed is Least Concern while Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coastal Ragweed	Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ambrosia	Sturnira
Species	Ambrosia hispida	Sturnira mistratensis

Conservation Status

Coastal Ragweed

LC — Least Concern

Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coastal Ragweed	Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coastal Ragweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Coastal Ragweed

Coastal ragweed (Ambrosia hispida) is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to the coastal dunes, sandy beaches, and cays of Cuba, the Bahamas, and the wider Caribbean region. It grows in pioneer beach and dune vegetation, often forming spreading colonies that help stabilise loose coastal sands. Like other members of the genus Ambrosia, it bears inconspicuous greenish-white flowers arranged in racemes; male flower heads produce wind-dispersed pollen that can trigger allergic rhinitis in sensitive individuals. The deeply lobed, hispid leaves are adapted to reflect intense solar radiation and tolerate salt spray. Coastal ragweed plays an ecological role in early dune succession, binding sand and enabling other plant species to establish. The genus is widespread globally, with several Ambrosia species considered noxious weeds in agricultural settings, though Ambrosia hispida is restricted to its native Caribbean coastal range. The IUCN assesses it as Least Concern, reflecting adequate population size across its Caribbean coastal distribution. Pressure from coastal development and tourism infrastructure poses a localised threat to dune communities it inhabits.