Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Opal-crowned Manakin

Carollia castanea compared with Lepidothrix iris

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Opal-crowned Manakin is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Opal-crowned Manakin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pipridae
Genus	Carollia	Lepidothrix
Species	Carollia castanea	Lepidothrix iris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Opal-crowned Manakin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Opal-crowned Manakin

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Opal-crowned Manakin
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.

Opal-crowned Manakin

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.