Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Recurved Peatmoss

Sturnira giannae compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Sphagnum
Species	Sturnira giannae	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Recurved Peatmoss
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.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia