Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Platyrrhinus	Saccopteryx
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Broad-nosed Bat and Greater Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Greater Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela