Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Eastern Nycteoline

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Nycteola asiatica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Eastern Nycteoline
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nolidae
Genus	Artibeus	Nycteola
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Nycteola asiatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Nycteoline

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Eastern Nycteoline
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.

Eastern Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.