Bastard Catclaw vs Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Microgramma lycopodioides compared with Carollia castanea

Key Differences

• Bastard Catclaw is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bastard Catclaw	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Microgramma	Carollia
Species	Microgramma lycopodioides	Carollia castanea

Conservation Status

Bastard Catclaw

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bastard Catclaw	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bastard Catclaw

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bastard Catclaw

The Bastard Catclaw (Microgramma lycopodioides) is a species in the genus Microgramma. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia