Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Woolly Tooth

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Phellodon
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Woolly Tooth
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.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.