Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Artibeus anderseni compared with Sturnira aratathomasi

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Sturnira
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Sturnira aratathomasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira aratathomasi) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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