Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Pitch canker

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Fusarium
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.