Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Sturnira erythromos

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)	Chiroptera (चमगादड़)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Sturnira
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Sturnira erythromos

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (चमगादड़)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Hairy Yellow-shouldered 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.

Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador