Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Giant dodder

Sturnira giannae compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Cuscuta
Species	Sturnira giannae	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.