Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Moondust Speckled Lichen

Carollia castanea compared with Punctelia caseana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Moondust Speckled Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Carollia	Punctelia
Species	Carollia castanea	Punctelia caseana

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moondust Speckled Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Moondust Speckled Lichen
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.

Moondust Speckled Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.