Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Dune Chafer

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Anomala dubia

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Dune Chafer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dune Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Anomala
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Anomala dubia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Chafer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dune Chafer
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.

Dune Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.