Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Desert agave

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Agave deserti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Desert agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Agave
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Agave deserti

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Desert agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Desert agave
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.

Desert agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.