Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Carollia castanea compared with Ganoderma tsugae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Hemlock Varnish Shelf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Hemlock Varnish Shelf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Carollia	Ganoderma
Species	Carollia castanea	Ganoderma tsugae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Hemlock Varnish Shelf
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.

Hemlock Varnish Shelf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.