Forest Lamb vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Albatrellus ovinus compared with Carollia subrufa

Key Differences

• Forest Lamb is Extinct while Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Lamb	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Albatrellaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Albatrellus	Carollia
Species	Albatrellus ovinus	Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Lamb	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.