Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs False Saffron Milkcap

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Lactarius deterrimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	False Saffron Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Lactarius
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Lactarius deterrimus

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

False Saffron Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	False Saffron Milkcap
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.

False Saffron Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, 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.