Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Niceforo's Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Trinycteris nicefori

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Niceforo's 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 same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Carollia	Trinycteris
Species	Carollia castanea	Trinycteris nicefori

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Niceforo's Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Niceforo's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Niceforo's 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.

Niceforo's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela