Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Sturnira giannae compared with Vampyrodes major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Great Stripe-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sturnira	Vampyrodes
Species	Sturnira giannae	Vampyrodes major

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador