Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Carollia castanea compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Carollia	Pyrenula
Species	Carollia castanea	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Smooth Pox Lichen
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.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.