Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Pink Discus

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Aleurodiscus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.