Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs greater broomrape

Cormura brevirostris compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Cormura	Orobanche
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.