Ash Dieback vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Helotiaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Carollia
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.