Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Least Grebe

Carollia subrufa compared with Tachybaptus dominicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Least Grebe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Podicipedidae
Genus	Carollia	Tachybaptus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Tachybaptus dominicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Least Grebe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.