Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs variable forklet moss

Carollia castanea compared with Dicranella varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	variable forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Carollia	Dicranella
Species	Carollia castanea	Dicranella varia

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

variable forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	variable forklet moss
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.

variable forklet moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.