Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs sharp-leaved bristle moss

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Orthotrichum alpestre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	sharp-leaved bristle moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Orthotrichales (Orthotrichales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Orthotrichaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Orthotrichum
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Orthotrichum alpestre

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

sharp-leaved bristle moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	sharp-leaved bristle 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.

sharp-leaved bristle moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.