Afghan-Melon vs Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Citrullus lanatus compared with Artibeus anderseni

Key Differences

• Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Citrullus	Artibeus
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Artibeus anderseni

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan-Melon	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador