Mexican Long-tongued Bat vs Stinking iris

Choeronycteris mexicana compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican 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	Choeronycteris	Iris
Species	Choeronycteris mexicana	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Long-tongued Bat	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).