Amphibious Bistort vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Persicaria amphibia compared with Artibeus amplus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amphibious Bistort	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Persicaria	Artibeus
Species	Persicaria amphibia	Artibeus amplus

Conservation Status

Amphibious Bistort

LC — Least Concern

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amphibious Bistort	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amphibious Bistort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Mexico, United States).

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Amphibious Bistort

The Amphibious Bistort (Persicaria amphibia) is a species in the genus Persicaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.