Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Highland Flat-body

Carollia castanea compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Highland Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Carollia	Depressaria
Species	Carollia castanea	Depressaria silesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Highland Flat-body share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Highland Flat-body
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.

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.