Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Carollia castanea compared with Pollenia viatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Short-tailed Bat Orange-palped Clusterfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Phyllostomidae Polleniidae
Genus Carollia Pollenia
Species Carollia castanea Pollenia viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Short-tailed Bat Orange-palped Clusterfly
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.

Orange-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Orange-palped Clusterfly

No description available.

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