Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Promops davisoni

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Davison’s Mastiff Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Davison’s Mastiff 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	Molossidae
Genus	Carollia	Promops
Species	Carollia castanea	Promops davisoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Davison’s Mastiff Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Davison’s Mastiff 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.

Davison’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador