Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs pepper-elder

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Piper amalago

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	pepper-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Piperaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Piper
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Piper amalago

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

pepper-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	pepper-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.

pepper-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia