Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Least Evening-Primrose

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Oenothera parviflora

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Least Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Least Evening-Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Oenothera
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Oenothera parviflora

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Least Evening-Primrose
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.

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.