fire moss vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Ceratodon purpureus compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• fire moss is Not Evaluated while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fire moss	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ditrichaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Ceratodon	Carollia
Species	Ceratodon purpureus	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fire moss	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fire moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.