Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Snake cholla

Sturnira giannae compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Cylindropuntia
Species	Sturnira giannae	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Snake cholla
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.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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