Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs black slug

Artibeus anderseni compared with Milax nigricans

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while black slug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	black slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Milacidae
Genus	Artibeus	Milax
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Milax nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

black slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	black slug
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.

black slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

black slug

The Black slug (Milax nigricans) is a species in the genus Milax. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.