Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Sturnira	Saccopteryx
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
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.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela