Carollia fossil map
Where fossils of Carollia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 2.58 million years ago to the present (Gelasian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Phyllostomidae |
| Named by | Gray 1838 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | txn:66303 |
About Carollia
Carollia is a genus of bats often referred to as the short-tailed fruit bats. Along with the genus Rhinophylla, Carollia makes up the subfamily Carolliinae of family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. Currently, nine species of Carollia are recognized, with a number having been described since 2002. Members of this genus are found throughout tropical regions of Central and South America but do not occur on Caribbean islands other than Trinidad and Tobago. Bats of the genus Carollia often are among the most abundant mammals in neotropical ecosystems and play important roles as seed dispersers, particularly of pioneer plants such as those of the genera Piper, Cecropia, Solanum, and Vismia. Carollia are primarily frugivorous; however, C. perspicillata, C. castanea, and C. subrufa are known to feed on insects.
Genus Carollia – short-tailed leaf-nosed bats
Benkeith's short-tailed bat, C. benkeithi
Silky short-tailed bat, C. brevicauda
Chestnut short-tailed bat, C. castanea
Manu short-tailed bat, C. manu
Mono's short-tailed bat, C. monohernandezi
Seba's short-tailed bat, C. perspicillata
Sowell's short-tailed bat, C. sowelli
Gray short-tailed bat, C. subrufa
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Carollia (revision 1295809465), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q858694.
