Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Mexican Hickory

Carollia castanea compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Carollia	Carya
Species	Carollia castanea	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.