Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat vs Sunken Pleurothallis

Balantiopteryx infusca compared with Stelis immersa

Key Differences

• Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat is Endangered while Sunken Pleurothallis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Sunken Pleurothallis
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Emballonuridae	Megachilidae
Genus	Balantiopteryx	Stelis
Species	Balantiopteryx infusca	Stelis immersa

Evolutionary Relationship

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat and Sunken Pleurothallis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat

EN — Endangered

Sunken Pleurothallis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat	Sunken Pleurothallis
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.

Sunken Pleurothallis

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia