Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Dotted Ermel

Cormura brevirostris compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Cormura	Ethmia
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Dotted Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Dotted Ermel
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.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.