Alectryon vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Alectryon tropicus compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sapindaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Alectryon	Saccopteryx
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.