Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Gassy Webcap

Carollia castanea compared with Cortinarius traganus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gassy Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Carollia	Cortinarius
Species	Carollia castanea	Cortinarius traganus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gassy Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gassy Webcap
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.

Gassy Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

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