Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Cutworm

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Callopistria maillardi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Cutworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Callopistria
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Callopistria maillardi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Cutworm
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.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Yemen), Europe (Denmark, Germany), and North America (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.