Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Mülleramazone

Sturnira giannae compared with Amazona farinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mülleramazone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Psittaciformes (Papageien)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Sturnira	Amazona
Species	Sturnira giannae	Amazona farinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Mülleramazone share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mülleramazone

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Mülleramazone
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.

Mülleramazone

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Mülleramazone

One of the largest amazon parrots, mealy amazons have subtle powder-green plumage with bluish-grey head and a distinctive dusty or powdery sheen to the feathers that gives them their name. Found in lowland tropical forest from southern Mexico through Central America and across most of South America to Bolivia and Brazil. They inhabit humid forest and forest edges, traveling in pairs or small flocks. Listed as Least Concern globally though locally impacted by habitat loss and the pet trade.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador