Common Nighthawk vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Chordeiles minor compared with Carollia subrufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Nighthawk	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caprimulgidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Chordeiles	Carollia
Species	Chordeiles minor	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Nighthawk and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Nighthawk	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Nighthawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Nighthawk

Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.