Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Lesser devilray

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Lesser devilray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Mobula
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Mobula kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Lesser devilray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Lesser devilray
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.

Lesser devilray

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.