Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs silky cuscus

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Phalanger sericeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	silky cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Lionycteris	Phalanger
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Phalanger sericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and silky cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

silky cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	silky cuscus
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.

silky cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.