Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Sturnira giannae compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Heteranthera
Species	Sturnira giannae	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
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.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.