Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs mountain paca

Cormura brevirostris compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Cormura	Cuniculus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	mountain paca
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.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela