Doum Palm vs Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Hyphaene compressa compared with Sturnira giannae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum 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	Hyphaene	Sturnira
Species	Hyphaene compressa	Sturnira giannae

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum 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.