Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Least Puffball

Carollia castanea compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Carollia	Bovista
Species	Carollia castanea	Bovista limosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Least Puffball
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 Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. 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.