Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Leschenault's rousette

Carollia castanea compared with Rousettus leschenaultii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Leschenault's rousette is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Leschenault's rousette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carollia	Rousettus
Species	Carollia castanea	Rousettus leschenaultii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Leschenault's rousette share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Leschenault's rousette

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Leschenault's rousette
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.

Leschenault's rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. 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.