Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Stinking iris

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Iris
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).