Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Lombok Flying Fox

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Emballonuridae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lombok Flying Fox
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.

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.