Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Elktoe

Cormura brevirostris compared with Alasmidonta marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Elktoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Emballonuridae	Unionidae
Genus	Cormura	Alasmidonta
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Alasmidonta marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Elktoe
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.

Elktoe

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.