Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Nóctulo Pequeño

Carollia castanea compared with Nyctalus leisleri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Nóctulo Pequeño
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	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Carollia	Nyctalus
Species	Carollia castanea	Nyctalus leisleri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nóctulo Pequeño

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Nóctulo Pequeño
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.

Nóctulo Pequeño

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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.