Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Spotted Shag

Cormura brevirostris compared with Phalacrocorax punctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Spotted Shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Cormura	Phalacrocorax
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Phalacrocorax punctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Spotted Shag share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Shag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Spotted Shag
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.

Spotted Shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.