Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Greater Sac-winged Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Saccopteryx bilineata

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Greater Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Greater Sac-winged 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	Balantiopteryx	Saccopteryx
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Saccopteryx bilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Greater 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.

Greater Sac-winged 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