Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Matsutake

Carollia castanea compared with Tricholoma matsutake

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Matsutake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Carollia	Tricholoma
Species	Carollia castanea	Tricholoma matsutake

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Matsutake

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Matsutake
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.

Matsutake

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.