Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Highwater Grass

Sturnira giannae compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Sporobolus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.