Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Least Puffball

Carollia subrufa compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Carollia	Bovista
Species	Carollia subrufa	Bovista limosa

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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