Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat vs False Puffball

Sturnira bogotensis compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Reticularia
Species	Sturnira bogotensis	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.