Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Anta Brasileña

Sturnira giannae compared with Tapirus terrestris

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Anta Brasileña is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Anta Brasileña
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Perissodactyla (Odd-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tapiridae
Genus	Sturnira	Tapirus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Tapirus terrestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Anta Brasileña share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Anta Brasileña

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Anta Brasileña
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.

Anta Brasileña

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador