Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Marbled Skipper

Carollia castanea compared with Carcharodus lavatherae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Marbled Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Carollia	Carcharodus
Species	Carollia castanea	Carcharodus lavatherae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Marbled Skipper
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.

Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (23 countries). 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.