Mexican Funnel-eared Bat vs Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Natalus mexicanus compared with Choeronycteris mexicana

Key Differences

• Mexican Funnel-eared Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Long-tongued Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Natalidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Natalus	Choeronycteris
Species	Natalus mexicanus	Choeronycteris mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat and Mexican Long-tongued Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Funnel-eared Bat	Mexican Long-tongued Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Mexican Long-tongued Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.