Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Thread Weed

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ulva
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.