Bear-cat vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Arctictis binturong compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Viverridae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Arctictis	Carollia
Species	Arctictis binturong	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.