Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Dark Groundling

Carollia castanea compared with Bryotropha affinis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Dark Groundling is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Dark Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Carollia	Bryotropha
Species	Carollia castanea	Bryotropha affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark Groundling

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Dark Groundling
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.

Dark Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.