Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Natal Grass

Carollia castanea compared with Cenchrus unisetus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Natal Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Carollia	Cenchrus
Species	Carollia castanea	Cenchrus unisetus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Natal Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Natal Grass
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.

Natal Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.