Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Redbelly Toad

Carollia castanea compared with Melanophryniscus langonei

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Redbelly Toad is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Redbelly Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Carollia	Melanophryniscus
Species	Carollia castanea	Melanophryniscus langonei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Redbelly Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Redbelly Toad
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.

Redbelly Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.