Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Taruca

Carollia castanea compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Taruca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Carollia	Hippocamelus
Species	Carollia castanea	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Taruca
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.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.