Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Nazca Booby

Carollia subrufa compared with Sula granti

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Nazca Booby is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Nazca Booby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sulidae
Genus	Carollia	Sula
Species	Carollia subrufa	Sula granti

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Nazca Booby share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Nazca Booby

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nazca Booby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.