Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Devil's Shoestring

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Tephrosia
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Devil's Shoestring
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.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.