Greater Long-tongued Bat vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Choeroniscus periosus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Greater Long-tongued Bat is Vulnerable while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Choeroniscus	Lepilemur
Species	Choeroniscus periosus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Long-tongued Bat and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)

Conservation Status

Greater Long-tongued Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Long-tongued Bat	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.