Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira bakeri compared with Sturnira oporaphilum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered 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 same	Sturnira	Sturnira
Species	Sturnira bakeri	Sturnira oporaphilum

Evolutionary Relationship

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sturnira.

Conservation Status

Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered 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.

Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador