Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Mérida Brocket

Carollia subrufa compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Carollia	Mazama
Species	Carollia subrufa	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Mérida Brocket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.