Greater Sac-winged Bat vs Handley's Nectar Bat

Saccopteryx bilineata compared with Lonchophylla handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Lonchophylla
Species	Saccopteryx bilineata	Lonchophylla handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Sac-winged Bat and Handley's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Greater Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Handley's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Sac-winged Bat	Handley's Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Handley's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador