Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dusky arion

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Arion subfuscus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Dusky arion is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dusky arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Arionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Arion
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Arion subfuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dusky arion

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dusky arion
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.

Dusky arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.