Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Rufous Coucal

Carollia castanea compared with Centropus unirufus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Rufous Coucal is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Rufous Coucal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cuculiformes (Cuculiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cuculidae
Genus	Carollia	Centropus
Species	Carollia castanea	Centropus unirufus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Coucal

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Rufous Coucal
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.

Rufous Coucal

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.