Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs rough bindweed

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Smilax aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Smilax
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.