Blue Ash vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Fraxinus quadrangulata compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Blue Ash is Critically Endangered while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Ash	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Oleaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Carollia
Species	Fraxinus quadrangulata	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Blue Ash

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Ash

The Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.