Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Malayan Free-tailed Bat

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Mops mops

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Mops
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Mops mops

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Malayan Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Malayan Free-tailed Bat
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.

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

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.