Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Salento Iris

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Artibeus	Iris
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.