Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Variable Chafer

Carollia subrufa compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Carollia	Gnorimus
Species	Carollia subrufa	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.