Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Cuckoo ray

Carollia castanea compared with Leucoraja circularis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cuckoo ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cuckoo ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rajidae
Genus	Carollia	Leucoraja
Species	Carollia castanea	Leucoraja circularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Cuckoo ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cuckoo ray
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.

Cuckoo ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.