Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Malagasy civet

Carollia subrufa compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eupleridae
Genus	Carollia	Fossa
Species	Carollia subrufa	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Malagasy civet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Malagasy civet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.