Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Cutworm

Carollia castanea compared with Spodoptera litura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cutworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Carollia	Spodoptera
Species	Carollia castanea	Spodoptera litura

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Cutworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Cutworm
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.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States).

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.