Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Pectis

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Key Differences

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Pectis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Pectis
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	Pectis
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Pectis
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.