Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs False Dog-tooth

Carollia castanea compared with Cynodontium fallax

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	False Dog-tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Carollia	Cynodontium
Species	Carollia castanea	Cynodontium fallax

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	False Dog-tooth
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.

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.