Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Western Yellow-pine

Sturnira giannae compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Sturnira	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Sturnira giannae	Pinus ponderosa

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Western Yellow-pine
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 Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).