Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Silky Short-tailed Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Carollia brevicaudum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Silky Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus same	Carollia	Carollia
Species	Carollia castanea	Carollia brevicaudum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Silky Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carollia.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Silky Short-tailed Bat
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.

Silky Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela