Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Timber Mazegill

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Gloeophyllum
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Timber Mazegill
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.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), 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.