Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Funck's Rustwort

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Marsupella
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.