Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Greenish Puffleg

Sturnira giannae compared with Haplophaedia aureliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Greenish Puffleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Sturnira	Haplophaedia
Species	Sturnira giannae	Haplophaedia aureliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Greenish Puffleg share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greenish Puffleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Greenish Puffleg
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.

Greenish Puffleg

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Greenish Puffleg

A small, greenish hummingbird of humid Andean forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama, greenish pufflegs are named for the distinctive white fluffy leg puffs — feather tufts on the tarsi — shared by all members of the puffleg genus Haplophaedia. They inhabit forest edges and secondary growth at elevations of 800–2,100 meters, foraging for nectar at small flowering plants in the understory. Listed as Least Concern with relatively stable populations across their range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador