Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Seram Swiftlet

Carollia castanea compared with Aerodramus ceramensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Seram Swiftlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Seram Swiftlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apodidae
Genus	Carollia	Aerodramus
Species	Carollia castanea	Aerodramus ceramensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Seram Swiftlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Seram Swiftlet
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.

Seram Swiftlet

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.