Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Macaco-de-cheiro

Cormura brevirostris compared with Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Macaco-de-cheiro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Macaco-de-cheiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Emballonuridae	Cebidae
Genus	Cormura	Saimiri
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Saimiri cassiquiarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Macaco-de-cheiro share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Macaco-de-cheiro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Macaco-de-cheiro
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.

Macaco-de-cheiro

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 🇪🇨 Ecuador