Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs eastern quoll

Carollia castanea compared with Dasyurus viverrinus

Key Differences

  • Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while eastern quoll is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Short-tailed Bat eastern quoll
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Phyllostomidae Dasyuridae
Genus Carollia Dasyurus
Species Carollia castanea Dasyurus viverrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

eastern quoll

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Short-tailed Bat eastern quoll
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.

eastern quoll

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.

eastern quoll

No description available.

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