Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Uroderma
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Pacific Tent-making 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.

Pacific Tent-making 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