Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Meller’s Mongoose

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Emballonuridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Rhynchogale
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.