Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser bilby

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Lesser bilby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thylacomyidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Macrotis
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Lesser bilby
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.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.