Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Fiery Copper

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Fiery Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Lycaena
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Lycaena thetis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Fiery Copper
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.

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

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.