Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Curran’s Pitogo

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Cycas
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.