Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Felt Saddle

Carollia castanea compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Carollia	Helvella
Species	Carollia castanea	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Felt Saddle
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.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.