gratiola vs Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Gratiola officinalis compared with Sturnira perla

Key Differences

• gratiola is Critically Endangered while Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gratiola	Sturnira
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Sturnira perla

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Perla Yellow-shouldered Bats

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.