Greater Long-tongued Bat vs ground-bean

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Macrotyloma
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

ground-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.