Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Prickly Coontail

Sturnira giannae compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Ceratophyllum
Species	Sturnira giannae	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.