Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Limestone Violet

Sturnira giannae compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Violaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Viola
Species	Sturnira giannae	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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