Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs atobá-de-nazca

Sturnira giannae compared with Sula granti

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while atobá-de-nazca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	atobá-de-nazca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (ave)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sulidae
Genus	Sturnira	Sula
Species	Sturnira giannae	Sula granti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

atobá-de-nazca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	atobá-de-nazca
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.

atobá-de-nazca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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