Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Nahanni Aster

Cormura brevirostris compared with Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Nahanni Aster is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Nahanni Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cormura	Symphyotrichum
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Symphyotrichum nahanniense

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nahanni Aster

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Nahanni Aster
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.

Nahanni Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada. 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.