Funck's Rustwort vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Marsupella funckii compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Funck's Rustwort is Extinct while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Funck's Rustwort	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Marsupella	Choeroniscus
Species	Marsupella funckii	Choeroniscus periosus

Conservation Status

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Funck's Rustwort	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.