Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs tree rhododendron

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Rhododendron arboreum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	tree rhododendron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Rhododendron
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Rhododendron arboreum

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

tree rhododendron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	tree rhododendron
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.

tree rhododendron

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Jamaica).

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.