Gray Short-tailed Bat vs King Rail

Carollia subrufa compared with Rallus elegans

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while King Rail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	King Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rallidae
Genus	Carollia	Rallus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Rallus elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and King Rail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

King Rail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	King Rail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

King Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.