Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Chiroptera (yarasa)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lionycteris	Tadarida
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (yarasa)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Mexican 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.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela