Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Greater Ghost Bat

Carollia subrufa compared with Diclidurus ingens

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Greater Ghost Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Greater Ghost Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Emballonuridae
Genus	Carollia	Diclidurus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Diclidurus ingens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Greater Ghost Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Ghost Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Greater Ghost Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Ghost Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.