Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Pine Jelly

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Exidia saccharina

Key Differences

Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Pine Jelly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Exidia
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Pine Jelly
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.