Chestnut Sac-winged Bat vs Greater Long-tongued Bat

Cormura brevirostris compared with Choeroniscus periosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Emballonuridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cormura	Choeroniscus
Species	Cormura brevirostris	Choeroniscus periosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat and Greater Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Kelelawar)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Sac-winged Bat	Greater Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Chestnut Sac-winged Bat

The Chestnut Sac-winged Bat (Cormura brevirostris) is a species in the genus Cormura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador