Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Sunda Fruit Bat

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Acerodon macklotii

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Sunda Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Sunda Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Saccopteryx	Acerodon
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Acerodon macklotii

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Sac-winged Bat and Sunda Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sunda Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Sunda Fruit Bat
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.

Sunda Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.