Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Western Gorse

Artibeus aequatorialis compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ulex
Species	Artibeus aequatorialis	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Western Gorse
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.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.