Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dry Duster

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Coniophora arida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dry Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Coniophora
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Coniophora arida

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dry Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dry Duster
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.

Dry Duster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.