Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs hoary basil

Sturnira giannae compared with Ocimum africanum

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while hoary basil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	hoary basil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Ocimum
Species	Sturnira giannae	Ocimum africanum

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

hoary basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	hoary basil
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.

hoary basil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Guinea, India, and Madagascar.