Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Mountain Aster

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Saccopteryx	Oclemena
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.