Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser Capybara

Cormura brevirostris compared with Hydrochoerus isthmius

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Capybara is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Capybara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Emballonuridae	Caviidae
Genus	Cormura	Hydrochoerus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Hydrochoerus isthmius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Lesser Capybara share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Capybara

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Capybara
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.

Lesser Capybara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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 🇻🇪 Venezuela