Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Persistent Trillium

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Trillium
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Trillium persistens

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Persistent Trillium
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.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.