Gray Short-tailed Bat vs Shingled Hedgehog

Carollia subrufa compared with Sarcodon imbricatus

Key Differences

• Gray Short-tailed Bat is Least Concern while Shingled Hedgehog is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Chiroptera (翼手目)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Carollia	Sarcodon
Species	Carollia subrufa	Sarcodon imbricatus

Conservation Status

Gray Short-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Shingled Hedgehog

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Short-tailed Bat	Shingled Hedgehog
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shingled Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.