Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs parrot's-flower

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Heliconia psittacorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	parrot's-flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Heliconiaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Heliconia
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Heliconia psittacorum

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

parrot's-flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	parrot's-flower
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.

parrot's-flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Saint Kitts and Nevis), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).