Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Forest Lamb

Carollia castanea compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Carollia	Albatrellus
Species	Carollia castanea	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.