Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Violet Smut

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Urocystis violae

Key Differences

• Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Violet Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Violet Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Urocystis
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Urocystis violae

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Violet Smut
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.

Violet Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Denmark.