Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Carollia castanea compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aotidae
Genus	Carollia	Aotus
Species	Carollia castanea	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
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-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela