Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Sterne du Pérou

Carollia castanea compared with Sternula lorata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Sterne du Pérou is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Sterne du Pérou
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laridae
Genus	Carollia	Sternula
Species	Carollia castanea	Sternula lorata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Sterne du Pérou share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sterne du Pérou

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Sterne du Pérou
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.

Sterne du Pérou

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador