Gray Short-tailed Bat vs

Carollia subrufa compared with Sphingobacterium composti

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Carollia	Sphingobacterium
Species	Carollia subrufa	Sphingobacterium composti

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobacterium composti is a Gram-negative bacterium first isolated from compost material, as its species name implies. It inhabits decomposing organic matter in compost heaps and organic-rich soils. This aerobic chemoheterotroph actively participates in composting processes, degrading complex organic compounds including cellulose and proteins.