Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Lesser bilby

Sturnira giannae compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Sturnira	Macrotis
Species	Sturnira giannae	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.