Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Red Balau

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Shorea
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

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