Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Western Gorse

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Emballonuridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Ulex
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Western Gorse
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.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).