Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Straw Beard Lichen

Carollia subrufa compared with Usnea scabrata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Straw Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Carollia	Usnea
Species	Carollia subrufa	Usnea scabrata

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Straw Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Straw 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.

Straw Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and United States.