Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Cormura brevirostris compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Hairy Little Fruit 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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cormura	Rhinophylla
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Hairy Little Fruit 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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador