Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Variable Chafer

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Gnorimus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.