Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Fall Boneset

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Eupatorium serotinum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Fall Boneset is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Fall Boneset
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	Balantiopteryx	Eupatorium
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Eupatorium serotinum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Fall Boneset

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Fall Boneset
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Fall Boneset

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Canada, Sweden, and United States.