Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Peters's Disk-winged Bat
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	Emballonuridae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Thyroptera
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Sac-winged Bat and Peters's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Peters's Disk-winged 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.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela