📸 PhotoPhoto: Karin Schneeberger alias Felineora · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Greater Sac-winged Bat
Saccopteryx bilineata (Greater Sac-winged Bat · Greater Sac-winged Bat)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 9.3 g is slightly heavier than one Korean 500-won coin (about 7.7 g) (Comparison).
- 💡 Because pups practice by mixing different calls in a way compared to human "babbling," this bat is frequently studied in vocal learning research.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Greater Sac-winged Bat is a small insect hunter living in lowland forests of Central and South America, with a scent pouch on the front edge of each wing.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Two whitish stripes run down its dark-furred back, and its forearm measures 47–49 mm. Males fan odor from their wing sacs toward females.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It catches beetles, flies, and moths at heights of 3–8 m above the ground for 2–3 hours after sunset. A single male defends a harem of 3–5 females, and females give birth to one pup after about 6 months of gestation.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2015) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19804/22004716
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • mammaldiversity.org — 1004794
- • iucnredlist.org — 22004716
- • wikidata.org — Q1548367
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Sbilineata.jpg
- • animaldiversity.org — Saccopteryx bilineata
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.