Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Toasted Waxcap

Carollia subrufa compared with Cuphophyllus colemannianus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Toasted Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Carollia	Cuphophyllus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Cuphophyllus colemannianus

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Toasted Waxcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toasted Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.