Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Lemming Mountain Vole

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Alticola lemminus

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Lemming Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Lemming Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Alticola
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Alticola lemminus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Lemming Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Lemming Mountain Vole
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.

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.