Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Niangara Free-tailed Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Mops niangarae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Niangara Free-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Niangara Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Carollia	Mops
Species	Carollia castanea	Mops niangarae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Niangara Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Niangara Free-tailed Bat
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.

Niangara Free-tailed Bat

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.