Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Headfly

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muscidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Hydrotaea
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Headfly
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.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.