Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Roughback Whipray

Carollia castanea compared with Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Roughback Whipray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Roughback Whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Carollia	Fluvitrygon
Species	Carollia castanea	Fluvitrygon kittipongi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Roughback Whipray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Roughback Whipray
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.

Roughback Whipray

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.