Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Gulf Chimaera

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Hydrolagus alberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Gulf Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Artibeus	Hydrolagus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Hydrolagus alberti

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Gulf Chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gulf Chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Gulf Chimaera
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.

Gulf Chimaera

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.