Eastern Mountain Avens vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Geum peckii compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Key Differences

• Eastern Mountain Avens is Near Threatened while Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mountain Avens	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Emballonuridae
Genus	Geum	Saccopteryx
Species	Geum peckii	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

Eastern Mountain Avens

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mountain Avens	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mountain Avens

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.