Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Malayan Water Shrew

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Emballonuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Chimarrogale
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Malayan Water Shrew
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.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.