Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs waved carpet

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Hydrelia sylvata

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while waved carpet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	waved carpet
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	Hydrelia
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Hydrelia sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

waved carpet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	waved carpet
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.

waved carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.