Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs chilte

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cnidoscolus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	chilte
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.

chilte

Habitat

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

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.