Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Maracaibo river stingray

Carollia castanea compared with Potamotrygon yepezi

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Maracaibo river stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Maracaibo river stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Potamotrygonidae
Genus	Carollia	Potamotrygon
Species	Carollia castanea	Potamotrygon yepezi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maracaibo river stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Maracaibo river stingray
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.

Maracaibo river stingray

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela