Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Little Ground Squirrel

Carollia castanea compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Carollia	Spermophilus
Species	Carollia castanea	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Little Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Little Ground Squirrel
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.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.

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.