Devil's Shoestring vs Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Carollia monohernandezi

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Tephrosia	Carollia
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Carollia monohernandezi

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Hernandez's Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.