Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Waved Pincertail

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Artibeus	Onychogomphus
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

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.