Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Merten's rush

Carollia subrufa compared with Juncus mertensianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Merten's rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Carollia	Juncus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Juncus mertensianus

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Merten's rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Merten's rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merten's rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.