Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs groundhog

Carollia castanea compared with Marmota monax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	groundhog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carollia	Marmota
Species	Carollia castanea	Marmota monax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

groundhog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	groundhog
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.

groundhog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.