Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Long-eared Owl

Carollia subrufa compared with Asio otus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Long-eared Owl is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Long-eared Owl
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Carollia	Asio
Species	Carollia subrufa	Asio otus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-eared Owl

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Long-eared Owl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-eared Owl

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Long-eared Owl

Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) is classified as Data Deficient (DD) on the IUCN Red List. Insufficient data available to assess extinction risk. Further research and field surveys are needed.