Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Cudbear

Carollia castanea compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Carollia	Ochrolechia
Species	Carollia castanea	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cudbear
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.

Cudbear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.