Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Marsh Button

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Acleris lorquiniana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Marsh Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Acleris
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Acleris lorquiniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Marsh Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Marsh Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Marsh Button
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.

Marsh Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.