Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs marsh-elder

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Iva
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	marsh-elder
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-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.