Gray Short-tailed Bat vs puku

Carollia subrufa compared with Kobus vardonii

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while puku is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	puku
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carollia	Kobus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Kobus vardonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and puku share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

puku

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

puku

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.