Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Veatch's dodder

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Lionycteris	Cuscuta
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

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.