The Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat is considered medium sized for the genus Sturnira.[3] It has a forearm length of 43–45.3 mm (1.69–1.78 in),[6] though some consider that measurement inaccurate and suspect the true average is longer.[3]
The Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat is native to South America where its range includes the following countries: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. While it has previously been listed as occurring in Bolivia and Argentina, those records were determined to be incorrect. It is found at relatively high elevation montane areas from 1,200–3,100 m (3,900–10,200 ft) above sea level.[1]
^Shamel, H. H. (1927). "A New Bat from Colombia". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 40: 129–130.
^Velazco, Paúl M.; Patterson, Bruce D. (2013). "Diversification of the Yellow-shouldered bats, Genus Sturnira (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), in the New World tropics". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68 (3): 683–698. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.04.016. PMID23632030.
^Giannini, Norberto P.; Barquez, Rubén M. (2003). "Sturnira erythromos". Mammalian Species (729): 1–5. doi:10.1644/729.
