Soriano's yellow-shouldered bat

Soriano's yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira sorianoi) is an extant species of leaf-nosed bat that is indigenous to Bolivia and Venezuela, although its precise distribution is uncertain. The species was postulated in 2005, and since then it has needed contemporary information on its distribution, environment and population, together with a formal comparison with two relatives, S. erythromos and S. bogotensis. Because sufficient data are lacking, the International Union for Conservation of Nature currently considers the taxonomy of S. sorianoi to be incomplete. The open questions about its range and taxonomy are therefore part of what is known about this bat.