Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Mule Grass

Carollia subrufa compared with Bouteloua americana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Mule Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Carollia	Bouteloua
Species	Carollia subrufa	Bouteloua americana

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Mule Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mule Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela.