Elephant Apple vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Dillenia indica compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Dillenia	Saccopteryx
Species	Dillenia indica	Saccopteryx leptura

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Lesser Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia