Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Nimblewill

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Nimblewill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lionycteris	Muhlenbergia
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Nimblewill
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.

Nimblewill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.