Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser devilray

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Mobula kuhlii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)	Myliobatiformes (хвостоколообразные)
Family	Emballonuridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Mobula
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray