Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Waved Pincertail

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Emballonuridae	Gomphidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Onychogomphus
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Waved Pincertail
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 Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.