Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Chimney Swift

Sturnira bakeri compared with Chaetura pelagica

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Chimney Swift is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Chimney Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apodidae
Genus	Sturnira	Chaetura
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Chaetura pelagica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chimney Swift

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Chimney Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chimney Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bakeri) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador