bastard toadflax vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Thesium humifusum compared with Sturnira giannae

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Thesiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Thesium	Sturnira
Species	Thesium humifusum	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.