Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Sturnira bakeri compared with Platyrrhinus vittatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sturnira	Platyrrhinus
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Platyrrhinus vittatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Greater Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Greater Broad-nosed Bat
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.

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador