Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Laurel Mapurito

Sturnira bakeri compared with Nectandra truxillensis

Key Differences

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Laurel Mapurito is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Laurel Mapurito
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Nectandra
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Nectandra truxillensis

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Laurel Mapurito

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Laurel Mapurito
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.

Laurel Mapurito

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.