Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs White-tailed Sabrewing

Carollia castanea compared with Campylopterus ensipennis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while White-tailed Sabrewing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	White-tailed Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Carollia	Campylopterus
Species	Carollia castanea	Campylopterus ensipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and White-tailed Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

White-tailed Sabrewing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	White-tailed Sabrewing
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.

White-tailed Sabrewing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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