Chinese wingnut vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Pterocarya stenoptera compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese wingnut	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Juglandaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pterocarya	Sturnira
Species	Pterocarya stenoptera	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Chinese wingnut

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese wingnut	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), and North America (United States).

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Chinese wingnut

The Chinese Wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to India, Japan, South Africa, Spain, and Taiwan.