Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Peruvian Antpitta

Carollia castanea compared with Grallaricula peruviana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Peruvian Antpitta is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Peruvian Antpitta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Grallariidae
Genus	Carollia	Grallaricula
Species	Carollia castanea	Grallaricula peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Antpitta

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Peruvian Antpitta
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.

Peruvian Antpitta

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador