Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Desert Dormouse

Carollia castanea compared with Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Desert Dormouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Desert Dormouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gliridae
Genus	Carollia	Selevinia
Species	Carollia castanea	Selevinia betpakdalaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Desert Dormouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dormouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Desert Dormouse
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.

Desert Dormouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.