Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Soapberry

Sturnira giannae compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Sapindus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Soapberry
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.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia