Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Hipposideros galeritus compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Hipposideridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Hipposideros	Saccopteryx
Species	Hipposideros galeritus	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat

The Cantor's Leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros galeritus) is a species in the genus Hipposideros. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.