Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Sturnira erythromos compared with Sturnira oporaphilum

Key Differences

• Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus same	Sturnira	Sturnira
Species	Sturnira erythromos	Sturnira oporaphilum

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat and Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sturnira.

Conservation Status

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Tschudi's Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador