Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Potto

Carollia castanea compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Carollia	Perodicticus
Species	Carollia castanea	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Potto
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.

Potto

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.