Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Marbled stingray

Sturnira giannae compared with Dasyatis marmorata

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Marbled stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Marbled stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sturnira	Dasyatis
Species	Sturnira giannae	Dasyatis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Marbled stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Marbled stingray
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.

Marbled stingray