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Antioquian Sac-winged Bat

Saccopteryx antioquensis Muñoz & Cuartas, 2001

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Saccopteryx antioquensis Muñoz & Cuartas, 2001
Name authority
Muñoz & Cuartas, 2001
Common name
Antioquian Sac-winged Bat
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Emballonuridae
Genus
Saccopteryx
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
  9. subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
  10. infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
  11. orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
  12. suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
  13. superfamilyEmballonuroidea Gervais, 1855
  14. familyEmballonuridae Gervais, 1855
  15. subfamilyEmballonurinae Gervais, 1855
  16. tribeDiclidurini Gray, 1866
  17. genusSaccopteryx Illiger, 1811
  18. speciesSaccopteryx antioquensis Muñoz & Cuartas, 2001

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Saccopteryx. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Frosted Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx canescens Thomas, 1901EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown White-lined BatSaccopteryx leptura (Schreber, 1774)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Amazonian Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx gymnura Thomas, 1901EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx bilineata (Temminck, 1838)EmballonuridaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 47 records assigned to Emballonuridae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=946038 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4TX8R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.