Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Ghost 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	Balantiopteryx	Diclidurus
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Emballonuridae.

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Ghost 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.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador