Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Long-tailed Widowbird

Carollia subrufa compared with Euplectes progne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Long-tailed Widowbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ploceidae
Genus	Carollia	Euplectes
Species	Carollia subrufa	Euplectes progne

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Widowbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-tailed Widowbird

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.