Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs large-seed dodder

Sturnira giannae compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Cuscuta
Species	Sturnira giannae	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	large-seed dodder
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.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia