Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Sturnira giannae compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sturnira	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sturnira giannae	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (рукокрылые)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Gray-headed Flying Fox
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.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.