Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs currant aphid

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Cryptomyzus ribis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while currant aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	currant aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Lionycteris	Cryptomyzus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Cryptomyzus ribis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and currant aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

currant aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	currant aphid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

currant aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a species in the genus Lionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.