Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat vs chilte

Sturnira bogotensis compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Cnidoscolus
Species	Sturnira bogotensis	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	chilte
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

chilte

Habitat

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

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bogotensis) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.