Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Cramp Balls

Carollia castanea compared with Daldinia concentrica

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cramp Balls is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cramp Balls
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Carollia	Daldinia
Species	Carollia castanea	Daldinia concentrica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cramp Balls

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cramp Balls
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.

Cramp Balls

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.