Gray Short-tailed Bat vs thistle aphid

Carollia subrufa compared with Brachycaudus cardui

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	thistle aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Carollia	Brachycaudus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Brachycaudus cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

thistle aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thistle aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).