Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dry Rot

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Serpulidae
Genus	Artibeus	Serpula
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dry Rot
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 Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.