Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Lesser Clouded Yellow

Carollia castanea compared with Colias chrysotheme

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Lesser Clouded Yellow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pieridae
Genus	Carollia	Colias
Species	Carollia castanea	Colias chrysotheme

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Lesser Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Clouded Yellow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Clouded Yellow
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.

Lesser Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.