Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs groundhog

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Marmota monax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Saccopteryx	Marmota
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and groundhog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	groundhog
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.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.