Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Mountain Saffron

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Solorina crocea

Key Differences

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Mountain Saffron is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Solorina
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Mountain Saffron
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.