Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Molossops temminckii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Molossops
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Molossops temminckii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Dwarf Dog-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Fledertiere)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat (Lionycteris spurrelli) is a species in the genus Lionycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela