Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Fen Ragwort

Carollia castanea compared with Jacobaea paludosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fen Ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Fen Ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Carollia	Jacobaea
Species	Carollia castanea	Jacobaea paludosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fen Ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Fen Ragwort
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.

Fen Ragwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.