Antillean Fruit-eating Bat vs Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Brachyphylla cavernarum compared with Cormura brevirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Brachyphylla	Cormura
Species	Brachyphylla cavernarum	Cormura brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat and Chestnut Sac-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Antillean Fruit-eating Bat	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Antillean Fruit-eating Bat

The Antillean Fruit-eating Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) is a species in the genus Brachyphylla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.