Cape Box vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Buxus macowanii compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Box	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Buxales (Buxales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Buxaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Buxus	Saccopteryx
Species	Buxus macowanii	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

Cape Box

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Box	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Box

Habitat

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

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cape Box

The Cape Box (Buxus macowanii) is a species in the genus Buxus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.