Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Meskhetian Psephellus

Sturnira giannae compared with Psephellus meskheticus

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Meskhetian Psephellus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Meskhetian Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Psephellus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Psephellus meskheticus

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meskhetian Psephellus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Meskhetian Psephellus
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.

Meskhetian Psephellus

Habitat

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