Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs barley mealybug

Artibeus anderseni compared with Phenacoccus hordei

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while barley mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	barley mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Artibeus	Phenacoccus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Phenacoccus hordei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

barley mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	barley mealybug
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.

barley mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

The Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus anderseni) 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.

barley mealybug

The Barley mealybug (Phenacoccus hordei) is a species in the genus Phenacoccus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.