Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Midday Jird

Sturnira bogotensis compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	Midday Jird
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Sturnira	Meriones
Species	Sturnira bogotensis	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat

The Bogotan Yellow-shouldered Bat (Sturnira bogotensis) is a species in the genus Sturnira. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.