Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Tar spot

Carollia castanea compared with Phyllachora maydis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Tar spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Phyllachorales (Phyllachorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Phyllachoraceae
Genus	Carollia	Phyllachora
Species	Carollia castanea	Phyllachora maydis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Tar spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Tar spot
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.

Tar spot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.