Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Small shell ginger

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Alpinia
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.