Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Gray-headed Nigrita

Carollia castanea compared with Nigrita canicapillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Nigrita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Estrildidae
Genus	Carollia	Nigrita
Species	Carollia castanea	Nigrita canicapillus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Nigrita

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gray-headed Nigrita
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-headed Nigrita

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.