Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs milkweed

Sturnira giannae compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Gomphocarpus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	milkweed
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.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia