Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs spreading threadwort

Sturnira giannae compared with Cephaloziella divaricata

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while spreading threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	spreading threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Cephaloziella
Species	Sturnira giannae	Cephaloziella divaricata

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

spreading threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	spreading threadwort
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.

spreading threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.