Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Midge

Carollia subrufa compared with Dasineura affinis

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Midge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Carollia	Dasineura
Species	Carollia subrufa	Dasineura affinis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.