Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Sturnira giannae compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Sturnira	Fissidens
Species	Sturnira giannae	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Tiny Fern-Moss
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.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.