Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Gato-do-mato

Carollia castanea compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Gato-do-mato is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gato-do-mato
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Chiroptera (morcego)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Carollia	Leopardus
Species	Carollia castanea	Leopardus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Gato-do-mato share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gato-do-mato

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Gato-do-mato
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.

Gato-do-mato

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela