Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Oriental Darter

Carollia castanea compared with Anhinga melanogaster

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Oriental Darter is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Oriental Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Anhingidae
Genus	Carollia	Anhinga
Species	Carollia castanea	Anhinga melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Darter

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Oriental Darter
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.

Oriental Darter

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany and Norway. 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.