Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Gum-elemi

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Burseraceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Bursera
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia