Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Carollia subrufa compared with Platyrrhinus helleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Short-tailed Bat Heller's Broad-nosed 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 same Phyllostomidae Phyllostomidae
Genus Carollia Platyrrhinus
Species Carollia subrufa Platyrrhinus helleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Heller's Broad-nosed Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Short-tailed Bat Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gray Short-tailed Bat

No description available.

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

No description available.

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