Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Gato de Agua

Cormura brevirostris compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Emballonuridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Cormura	Lontra
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Gato de Agua share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela