Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Four-toed Hedgehog

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Atelerix albiventris

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Four-toed Hedgehog is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Four-toed Hedgehog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)
Family	Emballonuridae	Erinaceidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Atelerix
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Atelerix albiventris

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Four-toed Hedgehog share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Four-toed Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Four-toed Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

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.

Four-toed Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador