Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Indian toothcup

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Rotala indica

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Indian toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Indian toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Rotala
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Rotala indica

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Indian toothcup
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.

Indian toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.