Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat vs gratiola

Sturnira bogotensis compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Gratiola
Species	Sturnira bogotensis	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.