Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Spring Polypore

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Spring Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Lentinus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Spring Polypore
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.

Spring Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across 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.