Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Thomas's Nectar Bat

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Hsunycteris thomasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Thomas's Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family same	Phyllostomidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Artibeus	Hsunycteris
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Hsunycteris thomasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Thomas's Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Phyllostomidae.

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thomas's Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Thomas's Nectar Bat
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.

Thomas's Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador