Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Small alder midget

Carollia castanea compared with Phyllonorycter stettinensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Small alder midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Small alder midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Carollia	Phyllonorycter
Species	Carollia castanea	Phyllonorycter stettinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Small alder midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Small alder midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Small alder midget
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.

Small alder midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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.