Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Mérida Aepeomys

Cormura brevirostris compared with Aepeomys lugens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Mérida Aepeomys
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cormura	Aepeomys
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Aepeomys lugens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Aepeomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Mérida Aepeomys
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.

Mérida Aepeomys

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