Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs King Rail

Carollia castanea compared with Rallus elegans

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while King Rail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	King Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rallidae
Genus	Carollia	Rallus
Species	Carollia castanea	Rallus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

King Rail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	King Rail
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.

King Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. 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.