Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Devil weed

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Sargassum
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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.