Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Murina fusca

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Dusky Tube-nosed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Murina
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Murina fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Dusky Tube-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dusky Tube-nosed Bat
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.

Dusky Tube-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.