Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Chiroderma improvisum

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Guadeloupean Big-eyed 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	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Chiroderma
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Chiroderma improvisum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Guadeloupean Big-eyed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.