Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Pacific Parrotlet

Carollia castanea compared with Forpus coelestis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Pacific Parrotlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Carollia	Forpus
Species	Carollia castanea	Forpus coelestis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Parrotlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Pacific Parrotlet
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.

Pacific Parrotlet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Peru.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador