Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Cynopterus sphinx

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Chiroptera (morcego)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carollia	Cynopterus
Species	Carollia castanea	Cynopterus sphinx

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (morcego)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Greater Short-nosed Fruit 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.

Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.