Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Sofala Waxberry

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Morella spathulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Sofala Waxberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Morella
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Morella spathulata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sofala Waxberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Sofala Waxberry
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.

Sofala Waxberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.