Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Huge-crested Toad

Carollia castanea compared with Incilius macrocristatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Huge-crested Toad is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Huge-crested Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Carollia	Incilius
Species	Carollia castanea	Incilius macrocristatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Huge-crested Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Huge-crested Toad

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Huge-crested Toad
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.

Huge-crested Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.