Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Oriental Plane-tree

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Platanus orientalis

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Oriental Plane-tree is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Oriental Plane-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Platanaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Platanus
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Platanus orientalis

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Plane-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Oriental Plane-tree
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.

Oriental Plane-tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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.