Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Mud Dauber

Carollia subrufa compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphecidae
Genus	Carollia	Sceliphron
Species	Carollia subrufa	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), and North America (United States).