Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Napo Spiny-rat

Sturnira giannae compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Napo Spiny-rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Echimyidae
Genus	Sturnira	Proechimys
Species	Sturnira giannae	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Napo Spiny-rat
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.

Napo Spiny-rat

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