Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Chaerephon major

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Carollia	Chaerephon
Species	Carollia castanea	Chaerephon major

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
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.

Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.