Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Mastic Thyme

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Thymus
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Mastic Thyme
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.