Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Carollia subrufa compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Carollia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Carollia subrufa	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Short-tailed Bat and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.