Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Manta

Carollia castanea compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Manta is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Manta
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Carollia	Mobula
Species	Carollia castanea	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Manta share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Manta

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Manta
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.

Manta

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.