Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Spathulate Botrychium

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Botrychium
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Spathulate Botrychium
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.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.