Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Sturnira
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Sturnira giannae

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.