Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Ornamental Orbweaver

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Larinioides patagiatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Ornamental Orbweaver
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Araneidae
Genus	Artibeus	Larinioides
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Larinioides patagiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Ornamental Orbweaver share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Ornamental Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Ornamental Orbweaver
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.

Ornamental Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 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.