Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Central American agouti

Sturnira aratathomasi compared with Dasyprocta punctata

Key Differences

• Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened while Central American agouti is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Central American agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Sturnira	Dasyprocta
Species	Sturnira aratathomasi	Dasyprocta punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat and Central American agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Central American agouti

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat	Central American agouti
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.

Central American agouti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, 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.

Central American agouti

The Central American Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) is a species in the genus Dasyprocta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela