Chestnut Short-tailed Bat vs Fijian Free-tailed Bat

Carollia castanea compared with Chaerephon bregullae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Fijian Free-tailed Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Fijian Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order same	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)	Chiroptera (ค้างคาว)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Molossidae
Genus	Carollia	Chaerephon
Species	Carollia castanea	Chaerephon bregullae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat and Fijian Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (ค้างคาว)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Short-tailed Bat	Fijian Free-tailed 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.

Fijian Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.