Bog Kalmia vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Kalmia polifolia compared with Carollia subrufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Kalmia	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ericaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Kalmia	Carollia
Species	Kalmia polifolia	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Bog Kalmia

LC — Least Concern

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Kalmia	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Kalmia

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bog Kalmia

The Bog Kalmia (Kalmia polifolia) is a species in the genus Kalmia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).