Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Mud Dauber

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Mud Dauber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sphecidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Sceliphron
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Sac-winged Bat and Mud Dauber share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).