Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Japanese Long-eared Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Plecotus sacrimontis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Japanese Long-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Plecotus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Plecotus sacrimontis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Japanese Long-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Japanese Long-eared 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.

Japanese Long-eared Bat

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.