Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Salento Iris

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Emballonuridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Iris
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.