gratiola vs Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Gratiola officinalis compared with Lonchophylla orcesi

Key Differences

gratiola is Critically Endangered while Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gratiola	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Gratiola	Lonchophylla
Species	Gratiola officinalis	Lonchophylla orcesi

Conservation Status

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gratiola	Orces's Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.