Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Least Grebe

Carollia castanea compared with Tachybaptus dominicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Least Grebe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Podicipedidae
Genus	Carollia	Tachybaptus
Species	Carollia castanea	Tachybaptus dominicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Least Grebe
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.

Least Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela