Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Carollia castanea compared with Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Steyermark Pleurothyrium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Carollia	Pleurothyrium
Species	Carollia castanea	Pleurothyrium steyermarkianum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Steyermark Pleurothyrium
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.

Steyermark Pleurothyrium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela