Orces's Long-tongued Bat vs Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Lonchophylla orcesi compared with Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Key Differences

• Orces's Long-tongued Bat is Data Deficient while Peale’s Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orces's Long-tongued Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed 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	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lonchophylla	Nyctinomops
Species	Lonchophylla orcesi	Nyctinomops aurispinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Orces's Long-tongued Bat and Peale’s Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orces's Long-tongued Bat	Peale’s Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orces's Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Peale’s Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.