Long-tailed Wattled Bat vs Lorquin’s Blue

Chalinolobus tuberculatus compared with Cupido lorquinii

Key Differences

• Long-tailed Wattled Bat is Critically Endangered while Lorquin’s Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Chalinolobus	Cupido
Species	Chalinolobus tuberculatus	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Wattled Bat and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Wattled Bat	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Wattled Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.