Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Galingale

Carollia castanea compared with Cyperus longus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Galingale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Galingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Carollia	Cyperus
Species	Carollia castanea	Cyperus longus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Galingale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Galingale
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.

Galingale

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.