Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Mountain Plume

Carollia subrufa compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Carollia	Stenoptilia
Species	Carollia subrufa	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.