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Soriano's yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira sorianoi''), is an extant species of
leaf-nosed bat The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are bats (order Chiroptera) found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. Both the scientific and common names derive from ...
indigenous to
Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
and
Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
, although its precise distribution is uncertain. Following the postulation of the species in 2005, ''S. sorianoi'' requires contemporary information relating its distribution, environment, and population, along with formal a comparison with ''S. erythromos'' and ''S. bogotensis''. Without sufficient data, the
International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the stat ...
(IUCN) presently considers the taxonomy for ''S. sorianoi'' as incomplete.


See also

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List of mammals of Bolivia This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Bolivia. There are 300 mammal species in Bolivia, of which two are critically endangered, five are endangered, seventeen are vulnerable, and twelve are near threatened. The following tags are used t ...
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List of mammals of Venezuela This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Venezuela. Of the mammal species in Venezuela, one is critically endangered, six are endangered, nineteen are vulnerable, and four are near threatened. One species is classified as extinct. The foll ...


References

Mammals described in 2005 Mammals of Bolivia Mammals of Venezuela Sturnira Bats of South America {{leafnosed-bat-stub