Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Uroderma
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador