Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Marbled Skipper

Cormura brevirostris compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Cormura	Carcharodus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Carcharodus lavatherae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Marbled Skipper
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.

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). 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.