Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs thyme broomrape

Cormura brevirostris compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Cormura	Orobanche
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	thyme broomrape
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.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.