Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Prickly Heath

Sturnira giannae compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Gaultheria
Species	Sturnira giannae	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.