Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Dune Rush

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Juncus lesueurii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dune Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Juncus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Juncus lesueurii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dune Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dune Rush
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 Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.