Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs daubentons bat

Carollia castanea compared with Myotis daubentonii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while daubentons bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	daubentons bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carollia	Myotis
Species	Carollia castanea	Myotis daubentonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and daubentons bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

daubentons bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	daubentons bat
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.

daubentons bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.

daubentons bat

daubentons bat (Myotis daubentonii) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.