Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Tan Ear

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Otidea
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Tan Ear
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.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.