Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Arraia

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Arraia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Emballonuridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Hypanus
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Arraia
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.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.