Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Western midget

Carollia castanea compared with Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Western midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Carollia	Phyllonorycter
Species	Carollia castanea	Phyllonorycter muelleriella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Western midget share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western midget

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Western midget
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.

Western midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Russia.

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.