Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Florida arrowroot

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Zamia
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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.