Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Midge

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Midge
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.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.