Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Filbert

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Corylus maxima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Filbert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Corylus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Corylus maxima

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Filbert

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Filbert
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.

Filbert

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus, Turkey) and Europe (12 countries).

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.