Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Hide Beetle

Carollia subrufa compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Hide Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Carollia	Dermestes
Species	Carollia subrufa	Dermestes maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Hide Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Hide Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Colombia).