Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Harmless Serotine

Sturnira giannae compared with Eptesicus innoxius

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Harmless Serotine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Harmless Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Sturnira	Eptesicus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Eptesicus innoxius

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Harmless Serotine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harmless Serotine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Harmless Serotine
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.

Harmless Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador