Ecuadorian sac-winged bat

{{Short description|Species of bat}}

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| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Tirira, D. |title=Balantiopteryx infusca |year=2015 |errata=2016 |page=e.T2531A97206692 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T2531A22029804.en}}

| genus = Balantiopteryx

| species = infusca

| authority = (Thomas, 1897)

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| range_map = Ecuadorian Sac-Winged Bat area.png

| range_map_caption = Ecuadorian sac-winged bat range

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The Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx infusca) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.{{MSW3 Chiroptera | id = 13800967 | page = 314}} According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the population trend is decreasing for this species, due to habitat destruction through deforestation. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species on its worldwide priority list for conservation.{{cite web |url=http://www.batcon.org/images/stories/annualreports/AnnualReport2014.pdf |title=Annual Report 2013-2014 |author= |date=August 2014 |website=batcon.org |publisher=Bat Conservation International |access-date=May 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707220911/http://www.batcon.org/images/stories/annualreports/AnnualReport2014.pdf |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}