Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Mormoops megalophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced 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	Mormoopidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Mormoops
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Mormoops megalophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Ghost-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Peters's Ghost-faced 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 Ghost-faced 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