Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Carollia subrufa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Carollia	Perognathus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.