Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Spiny Bollworm

Carollia subrufa compared with Earias biplaga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Spiny Bollworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nolidae
Genus	Carollia	Earias
Species	Carollia subrufa	Earias biplaga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Bollworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Bollworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).