Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Diphylla ecaudata

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sturnira	Diphylla
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Diphylla ecaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Hairy-legged Vampire Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira aratathomasi) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela