Ash Dieback vs Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Carollia castanea

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Helotiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Carollia
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Carollia castanea

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.