Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Gray Sac-winged Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Balantiopteryx plicata

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Gray Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Gray Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus same	Balantiopteryx	Balantiopteryx
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Balantiopteryx plicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Gray Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Balantiopteryx.

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Gray Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Gray Sac-winged Bat
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.

Gray Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.