Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs False Flasks

Carollia castanea compared with Pertusaria propinqua

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while False Flasks is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	False Flasks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Carollia	Pertusaria
Species	Carollia castanea	Pertusaria propinqua

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Flasks

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	False Flasks
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 Flasks

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.