Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Far Eastern Myotis

Carollia castanea compared with Myotis bombinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Far Eastern Myotis is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Far Eastern Myotis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carollia	Myotis
Species	Carollia castanea	Myotis bombinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Far Eastern Myotis share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Far Eastern Myotis

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Far Eastern Myotis
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.

Far Eastern Myotis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.