Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Cosmopolitan Springtail

Carollia castanea compared with Entomobrya nivalis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cosmopolitan Springtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Collembola (springtail)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Entomobryidae
Genus	Carollia	Entomobrya
Species	Carollia castanea	Entomobrya nivalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Cosmopolitan Springtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cosmopolitan Springtail
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.

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

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.