Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Limestone Violet

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Violaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Viola
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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

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.