Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus

Cormura brevirostris compared with Balantiopteryx infusca

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cormura	Balantiopteryx
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Balantiopteryx infusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus share a common ancestor at the Family level: Emballonuridae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ekuador-Sackflügelfledermaus

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador