Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Northern Emerald

Carollia subrufa compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Carollia	Somatochlora
Species	Carollia subrufa	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.