Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Black Carpenter Ant

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Black Carpenter Ant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Black Carpenter Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Formicidae
Genus	Artibeus	Camponotus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Camponotus pennsylvanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Black Carpenter Ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Black Carpenter Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Black Carpenter Ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Black Carpenter Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus aequatorialis) 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.

Black Carpenter Ant

The Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) is a species in the genus Camponotus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Sweden and United States.