Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Small Red Damsel

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Ceriagrion tenellum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Small Red Damsel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Small Red Damsel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Ceriagrion
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Ceriagrion tenellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Small Red Damsel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small Red Damsel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Small Red Damsel
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.

Small Red Damsel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.