Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Maui's paddle

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Elaphoglossum
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Maui's paddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.