Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs False Morel

Carollia castanea compared with Gyromitra esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	False Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Carollia	Gyromitra
Species	Carollia castanea	Gyromitra esculenta

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	False Morel
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 Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.