Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Feathertop

Carollia castanea compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Feathertop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Carollia	Cenchrus
Species	Carollia castanea	Cenchrus longisetus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Feathertop
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.

Feathertop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.