Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Long's bulrush

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Scirpus longii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Long's bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Scirpus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Scirpus longii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long's bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Long's bulrush
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.

Long's bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.