Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Irish Major

Cormura brevirostris compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Irish Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Cormura	Oxycera
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Oxycera fallenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.