Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Thomas's sac-winged bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Balantiopteryx io

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Thomas's sac-winged bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Thomas's 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 same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus same	Balantiopteryx	Balantiopteryx
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Balantiopteryx io

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Thomas's sac-winged bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Balantiopteryx.

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Thomas's sac-winged bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Thomas's sac-winged bat
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.

Thomas's sac-winged bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.