Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Cormura brevirostris compared with Myotis leibii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Eastern Small-Footed 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	Emballonuridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Cormura	Myotis
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Myotis leibii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Eastern Small-Footed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Eastern Small-Footed Bat
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.

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. 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.