Alpine currant vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Ribes alpinum compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Alpine currant is Least Concern while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine currant	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Grossulariaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ribes	Choeronycteris
Species	Ribes alpinum	Choeronycteris mexicana

Conservation Status

Alpine currant

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine currant	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine currant

The Alpine currant (Ribes alpinum) is a species in the genus Ribes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).