Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Ornate Flying Fox

Carollia castanea compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order same	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)	Chiroptera (خفاشيات)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carollia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carollia castanea	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Ornate Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (خفاشيات)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

The Chestnut Short-tailed Bat (Carollia castanea) is a species in the genus Carollia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.