Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Thyroptera lavali

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while LaVal's Disk-winged Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thyropteridae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Thyroptera
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Thyroptera lavali

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and LaVal's Disk-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
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.

LaVal's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador