Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs ground-bean

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	ground-bean
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	Macrotyloma
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	ground-bean
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.

ground-bean

Habitat

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

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.