Dry Rot vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Serpula lacrymans compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Dry Rot is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dry Rot	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Annelida (Segmented Worms)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sabellida (Sabellida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Serpulidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Serpula	Carollia
Species	Serpula lacrymans	Carollia subrufa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dry Rot	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dry Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.