Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs House fly

Carollia castanea compared with Hydrotaea aenescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while House fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	House fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muscidae
Genus	Carollia	Hydrotaea
Species	Carollia castanea	Hydrotaea aenescens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	House fly
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.

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 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.