Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Western Round-eared Bat

Sturnira giannae compared with Lophostoma occidentale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Western Round-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sturnira	Lophostoma
Species	Sturnira giannae	Lophostoma occidentale

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Western Round-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Round-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Western Round-eared Bat
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.

Western Round-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador