Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs False Swift

Carollia castanea compared with Borbo fallax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Short-tailed Bat False Swift
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Phyllostomidae Hesperiidae
Genus Carollia Borbo
Species Carollia castanea Borbo fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and False Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Short-tailed Bat False Swift
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 Swift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

False Swift

No description available.

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