Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs purging croton

Carollia castanea compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Carollia	Croton
Species	Carollia castanea	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.