Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs river moss

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Fontinalis
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	river moss
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.

river moss

Habitat

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

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.