Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Thyroptera discifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Frosted Sac-winged Bat Peters'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 Saccopteryx Thyroptera
Species Saccopteryx canescens Thyroptera discifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Frosted Sac-winged Bat Peters's Disk-winged Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

No description available.

Peters's Disk-winged Bat

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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