Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Meloncillo

Carollia castanea compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Meloncillo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Carollia	Herpestes
Species	Carollia castanea	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Meloncillo share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meloncillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Meloncillo
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.

Meloncillo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.