Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Moth fly

Carollia subrufa compared with Psychoda alternata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psychodidae
Genus	Carollia	Psychoda
Species	Carollia subrufa	Psychoda alternata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Costa Rica, Norway, Sweden, and United States.