Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat vs Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Artibeus planirostris compared with Choeroniscus minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Choeroniscus
Species	Artibeus planirostris	Choeroniscus minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat and Lesser Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat	Lesser Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela