Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Kirby's Nomad Bee

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Nomada subcornuta

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Kirby's Nomad Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Kirby's Nomad Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Lionycteris	Nomada
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Nomada subcornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Kirby's Nomad Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Kirby's Nomad Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Kirby's Nomad Bee
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.

Kirby's Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.