Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs plain wave

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Idaea straminata

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while plain wave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	plain wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Geometridae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Idaea
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Idaea straminata

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and plain wave share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

plain wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	plain wave
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.

plain wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.