Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Owston’s Chimaera

Carollia subrufa compared with Chimaera owstoni

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Owston’s Chimaera is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Owston’s Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Carollia	Chimaera
Species	Carollia subrufa	Chimaera owstoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Owston’s Chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Owston’s Chimaera

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Owston’s Chimaera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Owston’s Chimaera