Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Waxy Crust

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Vuilleminia comedens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Waxy Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Corticiales (Corticiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vuilleminiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Vuilleminia
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Vuilleminia comedens

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Waxy Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Waxy Crust
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.

Waxy Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.