Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Violet Dropwing

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Artibeus	Trithemis
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Violet Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.