Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Weak-Stalked Bulrush

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Weak-Stalked Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Schoenoplectiella
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Schoenoplectiella purshiana

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Weak-Stalked Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Weak-Stalked Bulrush
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.

Weak-Stalked Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.