Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Goliath Webcap

Carollia castanea compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Goliath 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 praestans

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Goliath 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.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.