Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Twisted Deceiver

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Laccaria tortilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Twisted Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Laccaria
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Laccaria tortilis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Twisted Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Twisted Deceiver
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.

Twisted Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.