Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Craighead’s Noddingcaps

Carollia castanea compared with Triphora craigheadii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Craighead’s Noddingcaps is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Craighead’s Noddingcaps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Carollia	Triphora
Species	Carollia castanea	Triphora craigheadii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Craighead’s Noddingcaps
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.

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.