Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Coppery Sprite

Carollia castanea compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Coppery Sprite
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	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carollia	Arielulus
Species	Carollia castanea	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Coppery Sprite
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.

Coppery Sprite

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.