Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Large-eared Hutia

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Emballonuridae	Capromyidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Mesocapromys
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Mesocapromys auritus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Large-eared Hutia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Large-eared Hutia
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.

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.