Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Dune Chafer

Cormura brevirostris compared with Anomala dubia

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Dune Chafer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Dune Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Emballonuridae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Cormura	Anomala
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Anomala dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Chafer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Dune Chafer
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.

Dune Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.