Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Intermediate Spikerush

Sturnira giannae compared with Eleocharis intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Intermediate Spikerush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Eleocharis
Species	Sturnira giannae	Eleocharis intermedia

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Intermediate Spikerush
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.

Intermediate Spikerush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.