Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Gato de Agua

Sturnira giannae compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Sturnira	Lontra
Species	Sturnira giannae	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador