Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Netted Nutrush

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Scleria reticularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Netted Nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Scleria
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Scleria reticularis

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Netted Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Netted Nutrush
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.

Netted Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.