Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Least Nighthawk

Carollia subrufa compared with Chordeiles pusillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Least Nighthawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Carollia	Chordeiles
Species	Carollia subrufa	Chordeiles pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Nighthawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.