Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Great Stripe-faced Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Vampyrodes caraccioli

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Great Stripe-faced Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Great Stripe-faced 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	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Vampyrodes
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Vampyrodes caraccioli

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Great Stripe-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Great Stripe-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Great Stripe-faced 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.

Great Stripe-faced 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