Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Greater Ghost Bat

Cormura brevirostris compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family same	Emballonuridae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Cormura	Diclidurus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Diclidurus ingens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Greater Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Emballonuridae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Greater Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela