Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Scaly Tooth

Carollia subrufa compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Carollia	Sarcodon
Species	Carollia subrufa	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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