Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Pacific Tent-making Bat

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Uroderma convexum

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Pacific Tent-making Bat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Uroderma
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Uroderma convexum

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Pacific Tent-making Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pacific Tent-making Bat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Pacific Tent-making Bat
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.

Pacific Tent-making Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador