Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Wheat smut

Carollia subrufa compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Carollia	Tilletia
Species	Carollia subrufa	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).