Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Grass pea

Sturnira giannae compared with Lathyrus sphaericus

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Grass pea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grass pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Lathyrus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Lathyrus sphaericus

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grass pea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grass pea
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 pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.