Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Pavement ant

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Formicidae
Genus	Artibeus	Tetramorium
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

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.