Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Gray-backed Tern

Cormura brevirostris compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Gray-backed Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Laridae
Genus	Cormura	Onychoprion
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Onychoprion lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Gray-backed Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Gray-backed Tern
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.

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.