Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Old Man'S Beard

Sturnira giannae compared with Tillandsia usneoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Old Man'S Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Tillandsia
Species	Sturnira giannae	Tillandsia usneoides

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Old Man'S Beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Old Man'S Beard
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.

Old Man'S Beard

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).