Cascade Palm vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Chamaedorea cataractarum compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Palm	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Arecaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chamaedorea	Sturnira
Species	Chamaedorea cataractarum	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Cascade Palm

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Palm	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Cascade Palm

The Cascade Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum) is a species in the genus Chamaedorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.