Animalz

Sturnirini

  • Sturnira
  • Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira tildae

    Tilda Yellow-shouldered Bat is a fruit-eating bat found from northern South America into Brazil and neighboring countries. Its coat varies, and it has ochre shoulder patches and dark fur around the eyes.

  • Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira luisi

    Luis's Yellow-shouldered Bat may have yellow, orange, or red patches on its shoulders. It is nocturnal and is expected to feed mainly on fruit.

  • Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira parvidens

    This small fruit-eating bat ranges from Mexico to northern Costa Rica. It roosts in mature forest and is also often recorded in disturbed areas where pioneer plants grow.

  • Honduran Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira hondurensis

    This bat is recorded from Mexico to northern Nicaragua. Its fur is dark gray to dark brown, with a paler underside. Many individuals, especially adult males, have reddish or yellow shoulder patches. It mainly eats fruit.

  • Little Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira lilium

    A fruit-eating bat studied in Brazil’s montane Atlantic Forest. Its back fur ranges from dark gray to reddish brown, with a paler underside; a study in Brazil's montane Atlantic Forest found a fruit-only diet, mostly Solanaceae.