Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Midday Jird

Carollia castanea compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Carollia	Meriones
Species	Carollia castanea	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.