Deceiving Knight vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Tricholoma sejunctum compared with Sturnira giannae

Key Differences

• Deceiving Knight is Endangered while Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Knight	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tricholoma	Sturnira
Species	Tricholoma sejunctum	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Knight	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.