Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs River Pocket-moss

Carollia castanea compared with Fissidens rivularis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while River Pocket-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	River Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Carollia	Fissidens
Species	Carollia castanea	Fissidens rivularis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

River Pocket-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	River Pocket-moss
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.

River Pocket-moss

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.