Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Diatom

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Stephanodiscus subtilis

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stephanodiscaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Stephanodiscus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Stephanodiscus subtilis

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.