Figleaf gourd vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Cucurbita ficifolia compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Figleaf gourd is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Figleaf gourd	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Cucurbita	Carollia
Species	Cucurbita ficifolia	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Figleaf gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Figleaf gourd	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Figleaf gourd

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.