Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Rusty Firedot Lichen

Carollia subrufa compared with Blastenia ferruginea

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Rusty Firedot Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Carollia	Blastenia
Species	Carollia subrufa	Blastenia ferruginea

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Firedot Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Rusty Firedot Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Firedot Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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