Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Cormura brevirostris compared with Utricularia intermedia

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Flat-Leaved Bladderwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Cormura	Utricularia
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Utricularia intermedia

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Flat-Leaved Bladderwort
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.

Flat-Leaved Bladderwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Critically 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.