Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Carollia castanea compared with Spizaetus ornatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Ornate Hawk-Eagle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Carollia	Spizaetus
Species	Carollia castanea	Spizaetus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ornate Hawk-Eagle
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 Hawk-Eagle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. 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.

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela