Banks Flying Fox vs Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Pteropus fundatus compared with Carollia castanea

Key Differences

• Banks Flying Fox is Endangered while Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banks Flying Fox	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Carollia
Species	Pteropus fundatus	Carollia castanea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banks Flying Fox

EN — Endangered

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banks Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Banks Flying Fox

The Banks Flying Fox (Pteropus fundatus) is a species in the genus Pteropus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. 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.