Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Emballonuridae	Sphingidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Hemaris
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Sac-winged Bat and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
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.

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.