Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Arraia

Sturnira giannae compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Sturnira	Hypanus
Species	Sturnira giannae	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Arraia
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.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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