Gray Short-tailed Bat vs May Shade

Carollia subrufa compared with Cnephasia communana

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while May Shade is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	May Shade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Carollia	Cnephasia
Species	Carollia subrufa	Cnephasia communana

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and May Shade share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

May Shade

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	May Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

May Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.