Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs manzanilla hedionda

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while manzanilla hedionda is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	manzanilla hedionda
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Emballonuridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Anthemis
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

manzanilla hedionda

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	manzanilla hedionda
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.

manzanilla hedionda

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.