Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Khakiweed

Sturnira giannae compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Khakiweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Alternanthera
Species	Sturnira giannae	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Khakiweed
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.

Khakiweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia