American Bladdernut vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Staphylea trifolia compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Staphylea	Saccopteryx
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Saccopteryx bilineata

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.