Sturnira fossil map
Where fossils of Sturnira have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 2.58 million years ago to the present (Gelasian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Phyllostomidae |
| Named by | Gray 1842 |
| Fossil records | 10 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | txn:66303 |
About Sturnira
Sturnira known as a yellow-shouldered bat or American epauleted bat, is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. The genus name comes from the Latin for "starling" and refers to HMS Starling, which took part in an 1836 voyage to Brazil during which the type specimen was collected. It contains the following species:
Angel's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira angeli
Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira aratathomasi
Baker's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira bakeri
Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira bidens
Bogotá yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira bogotensis
Burton's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira burtonlimi
Hairy yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira erythromos
Gianna's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira giannae
Choco yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira hondurensis
Sturnira koopmanhilli
Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium
Highland yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira ludovici
Louis's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira luisi
Greater yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira magna
Mistratoan yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira mistratensis
Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira mordax
Lesser yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira nana
Tschudi's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira oporaphilum
Northern yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira parvidens
Paulson's yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira paulsoni
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sturnira (revision 1380559042), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q1653127.
