Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Opposite Stonewort

Carollia castanea compared with Chara contraria

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Opposite Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Opposite Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Characeae
Genus	Carollia	Chara
Species	Carollia castanea	Chara contraria

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Opposite Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Opposite Stonewort
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.

Opposite Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.