Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Hill Turmeric

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Curcuma pseudomontana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Hill Turmeric
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Curcuma
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Curcuma pseudomontana

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Hill Turmeric

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Hill Turmeric
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.