Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Lesser Smoothcap

Carollia castanea compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Carollia	Atrichum
Species	Carollia castanea	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Smoothcap
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 Smoothcap

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). 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.