Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Pink Discus

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.