Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Sooty Shield

Carollia subrufa compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Sooty Shield is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Carollia	Pluteus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.