Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Teosinte

Carollia subrufa compared with Zea luxurians

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Teosinte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Carollia	Zea
Species	Carollia subrufa	Zea luxurians

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Teosinte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Teosinte

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

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