Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs arrowroot

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Thalia geniculata

Key Differences

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while arrowroot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	arrowroot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Salpida (Salpida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Salpidae
Genus	Sturnira	Thalia
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Thalia geniculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat and arrowroot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	arrowroot
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.

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.