Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Rufous Minor

Carollia subrufa compared with Oligia versicolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Rufous Minor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Carollia	Oligia
Species	Carollia subrufa	Oligia versicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Minor

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rufous Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.