Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Gato de Agua

Sturnira bidens compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Sturnira	Lontra
Species	Sturnira bidens	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat and Gato de Agua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gato de Agua
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bidens) 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela