Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Saccopteryx leptura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Lesser 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 same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus same	Saccopteryx	Saccopteryx
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Saccopteryx leptura

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Lesser Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Saccopteryx.

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Sac-winged 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.

Lesser 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