Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Rough Marsh-mallow

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Althaea hirsuta

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Rough Marsh-mallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Malvaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Althaea
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Althaea hirsuta

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Marsh-mallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Rough Marsh-mallow
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.

Rough Marsh-mallow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).