Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Patagonian mara

Carollia castanea compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Patagonian mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caviidae
Genus	Carollia	Dolichotis
Species	Carollia castanea	Dolichotis patagonum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Patagonian mara
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.

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. 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.