Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Dusky wireworm

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elateridae
Genus	Lionycteris	Agriotes
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dusky wireworm
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 wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.