Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs fringed peat moss

Carollia castanea compared with Sphagnum fimbriatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	fringed peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Carollia	Sphagnum
Species	Carollia castanea	Sphagnum fimbriatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

fringed peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	fringed peat moss
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.

fringed peat moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.