Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Tragulus
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Chevrotain de Balbac share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Chevrotain de Balbac
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.

Chevrotain de Balbac

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.