Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Marsh Valerian

Sturnira giannae compared with Valeriana uliginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Valeriana
Species	Sturnira giannae	Valeriana uliginosa

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Marsh Valerian
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.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.