Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Fossa

Carollia castanea compared with Cryptoprocta ferox

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Fossa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Carollia	Cryptoprocta
Species	Carollia castanea	Cryptoprocta ferox

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Fossa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fossa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Fossa
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.

Fossa

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.