Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Red Beard Lichen

Carollia subrufa compared with Usnea rubicunda

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Red Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Red Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Carollia	Usnea
Species	Carollia subrufa	Usnea rubicunda

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Red Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Red Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).