Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs greater broomrape

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Orobanche
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	greater broomrape
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.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.