Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat vs Lesser Ghost Bat

Carollia monohernandezi compared with Diclidurus scutatus

Key Differences

• Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient while Lesser Ghost Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Carollia	Diclidurus
Species	Carollia monohernandezi	Diclidurus scutatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat and Lesser Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Ghost Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat	Lesser Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Lesser Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia