Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Devil's Shoestring

Cormura brevirostris compared with Tephrosia angustissima

Key Differences

  • Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Devil's Shoestring is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Devil's Shoestring
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Emballonuridae Fabaceae
Genus Cormura Tephrosia
Species Cormura brevirostris Tephrosia angustissima

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Devil's Shoestring
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Shoestring

No description available.

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