Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Sturnira mistratensis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Sturnira
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Sturnira mistratensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Mistratoan 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.

Mistratoan Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia