Chestnut Long-tongued Bat vs Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

Lionycteris spurrelli compared with Pteropus pumilus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Long-tongued Bat is Least Concern while Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Lionycteris	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Lionycteris spurrelli	Pteropus pumilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat and Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (翼手目)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Long-tongued Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Long-tongued Bat	Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox
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.

Little Golden-mantled Flying Fox

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.