Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Grey Falsebolete

Sturnira giannae compared with Boletopsis grisea

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Grey Falsebolete is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grey Falsebolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Sturnira	Boletopsis
Species	Sturnira giannae	Boletopsis grisea

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Grey Falsebolete

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Grey Falsebolete
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.

Grey Falsebolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.