Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Jelly Rot

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Meruliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Phlebia
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Jelly Rot
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.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and 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.