Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs star sedge

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Rhynchospora nervosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	star sedge
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	Rhynchospora
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Rhynchospora nervosa

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

star sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	star sedge
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.

star sedge

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.