Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Ara ararauna

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Blue-and-yellow Macaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Aves (पक्षी)
Order	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Psittaciformes (तोता)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Sturnira	Ara (Macaws)
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Ara ararauna

Evolutionary Relationship

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Blue-and-yellow Macaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (रज्जुकी)

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

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

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.

Blue-and-yellow Macaw

One of the most striking and widely kept macaw species, blue-and-yellow macaws display brilliant cobalt blue upper parts contrasting with vivid yellow underparts and green forehead. They inhabit forest, woodland, and savanna from eastern Panama through Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia to Peru and Ecuador. Highly intelligent, they live in pairs or small flocks, feeding on palm nuts, seeds, and fruit. Popular in aviculture for over 400 years, they can live 80+ years in captivity.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela