Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Artibeus
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Great Fruit-eating 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela