Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Marsh Dwarf

Carollia castanea compared with Elachista alpinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Marsh Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Carollia	Elachista
Species	Carollia castanea	Elachista alpinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Marsh Dwarf
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.

Marsh Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.