The phrase "differ in type" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that two or more things are not the same kind or category. Example: The two species of birds differ in type, with one having a curved beak while the other has a straight beak.
The data produced by the different instruments usually differ in type and structure, thus making integration of so diverse information a special challenge.
The KIT or PDGFRA mutations in GISTs differ in type and affect different receptor domains (Corless et al, 2004).
The landforms identified differ in type, shape, road location and potential damages involved.
In species-specific manner, spores of an individual mushroom can differ in type of charge (+ or −) and in strength of charging.
The progress in synthetic polymer chemistry has allowed the precise design of hybrid and multifunctional colloidal particles, which differ in type, size and shape, thus enhancing their possible applications as target-oriented carriers of low and high molar mass active species.
Ryan's personal assets differ in type from those of his wife.
The brim sites and the tendency to form vacancies are seen to differ in types I and II CoMoS.
It is also indicative of contamination in that if the two swab samples differ in types of organisms during presumptive test [ 17].
Whilst in the general population men and women typically differ in types of traumatic experiences [ 87, 88], both civilian men and women may be exposed to similar traumatic events during war [ 30].
Blanchard et al. reported that compared to non-cancer controls, breast cancer survivors engage in as much physical activity as controls, but the groups differ in types of physical activity [ 23].
Although they differed in type, from the captivating Lillie Langtry to the dignified Alice Keppel, all had strong personalities.
