Sturnira

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Adriana's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira adrianae

  This bat is recorded in the mountains of Venezuela and Colombia. Its fur is pale grayish brown, and yellow shoulder glands are present. Records include evergreen, deciduous, and cloud forests; the description recognizes two subspecies.

• Dominica Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira angeli

  The Dominica Yellow-shouldered Bat occurs on islands of the Lesser Antilles and eats fruit. On Martinique it is confirmed by captures and acoustic records, but its roosts have not been found.

• Arata-Thomas Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira aratathomasi

  This Andean bat eats fruit and is described as the largest member of the genus Sturnira. Seeds of a Solanaceae fruit were found in fecal samples in a Colombian study.

• Baker's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira bakeri

  This bat is recorded in western Ecuador. Its dorsal fur is pale brown, its underside is pale gray, and its coat is short and woolly. A 2021 survey in the northwest found plant seeds in fecal samples from captured bats.

• Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira bidens

  This fruit bat has no tail and a soft, woolly coat. It is known from the montane Andes from Venezuela to Peru; the source says its range limits remain uncertain because collections are geographically incomplete.

• Boada's Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira boadai

  This bat is known from forests in southeastern Ecuador. Its confirmed records are from two localities in Zamora Chinchipe Province, and much of its ecology and behavior remains poorly known.

• Bogota Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira bogotensis

  The Bogota yellow-shouldered bat is medium-sized, with a gray-brown back and no yellow or red shoulder patches. It is nocturnal and uses Andean montane and cloud forests.

• 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.