Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Harpiocephalus harpia

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Lesser Hairy-winged Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Hairy-winged Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)	Chiroptera (bộ Dơi)
Family	Emballonuridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Harpiocephalus
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Harpiocephalus harpia

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Lesser Hairy-winged Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (bộ Dơi)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Lesser Hairy-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.

Lesser Hairy-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.