Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Northern Dusky Slug

Carollia subrufa compared with Arion fuscus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Northern Dusky Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Northern Dusky Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arionidae
Genus	Carollia	Arion
Species	Carollia subrufa	Arion fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Dusky Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Northern Dusky Slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Dusky Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).