Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Hairy Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Artibeus
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.