Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Ornate Cuscus

Carollia castanea compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Carollia	Phalanger
Species	Carollia castanea	Phalanger ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Ornate Cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.