Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs neglected rustic

Carollia castanea compared with Xestia castanea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	neglected rustic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Carollia	Xestia
Species	Carollia castanea	Xestia castanea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and neglected rustic share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

neglected rustic

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	neglected rustic
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.

neglected rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.