Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Coyote gourd

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Cucurbita cordata

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Coyote gourd is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Coyote gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cucurbita
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Cucurbita cordata

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Coyote gourd
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.

Coyote gourd

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.