Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Carollia castanea compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Carollia	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Carollia castanea	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.