Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Eastern Whip-poor-will

Carollia castanea compared with Antrostomus vociferus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Eastern Whip-poor-will is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Eastern Whip-poor-will
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Carollia	Antrostomus
Species	Carollia castanea	Antrostomus vociferus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Eastern Whip-poor-will share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Whip-poor-will

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Eastern Whip-poor-will
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 Whip-poor-will

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. 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.