Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Ánade Cariblanco

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Ánade Cariblanco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Ánade Cariblanco
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Anatidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Anas
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Ánade Cariblanco share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Ánade Cariblanco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Ánade Cariblanco
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.

Ánade Cariblanco

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Ánade Cariblanco

El pato cariblanco (Anas bahamensis) está clasificado como Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Ampliamente distribuido y abundante en su área de distribución, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones de conservación inmediatas.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador