Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Sparaxis

Carollia castanea compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Carollia	Sparaxis
Species	Carollia castanea	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, 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.