Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Curran’s Pitogo

Carollia castanea compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Carollia	Cycas
Species	Carollia castanea	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.