Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Cormura brevirostris compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Mexican free-tailed 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	Molossidae
Genus	Cormura	Tadarida
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Mexican free-tailed 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.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela