Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs pignut

Sturnira giannae compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Mesosphaerum
Species	Sturnira giannae	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	pignut
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.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.