Cosmopolitan Springtail vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Entomobrya nivalis compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Cosmopolitan Springtail is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cosmopolitan Springtail	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Collembola (springtail)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Entomobryomorpha (Entomobryomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Entomobryidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Entomobrya	Carollia
Species	Entomobrya nivalis	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

Cosmopolitan Springtail and Gray Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cosmopolitan Springtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cosmopolitan Springtail	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.