Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dock aphid

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dock aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Artibeus	Brachycaudus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Brachycaudus rumexicolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Dock aphid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dock aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dock aphid
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.

Dock aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (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.