Formosan koa vs Gray Short-tailed Bat

Acacia confusa compared with Carollia subrufa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan koa Gray 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 Acacia Carollia
Species Acacia confusa Carollia subrufa

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan koa Gray Short-tailed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan koa

No description available.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

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