Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Flugfuchs

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Flugfuchs is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Flugfuchs
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lionycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flugfuchs

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Flugfuchs
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.

Flugfuchs

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.