Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Slender Shrew

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Emballonuridae	Soricidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Sorex
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Sac-winged Bat and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Slender Shrew
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.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.