Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Howler Monkey Inga

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Inga pruriens

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Howler Monkey Inga is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Howler Monkey Inga
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Inga
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Inga pruriens

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Howler Monkey Inga

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Howler Monkey Inga
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.

Howler Monkey Inga

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia