Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Lionycteris	Lepilemur
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

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.