Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Midge

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Dasineura
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and Midge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.