Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Gray-backed Tern

Carollia castanea compared with Onychoprion lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gray-backed Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Carollia	Onychoprion
Species	Carollia castanea	Onychoprion lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Gray-backed Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-backed Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gray-backed Tern
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.

Gray-backed Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.