Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Hampe s threadwort

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Cephaloziella hampeana

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Hampe s threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Hampe s threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Cephaloziella
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Cephaloziella hampeana

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Hampe s threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Hampe s threadwort
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.

Hampe s threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.