Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Centric diatom

Artibeus anderseni compared with Skeletonema subsalsum

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Centric diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Centric diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thalassiosirales (Thalassiosirales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Skeletonemaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Skeletonema
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Skeletonema subsalsum

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Centric diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Centric diatom
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.

Centric diatom

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Centric diatom

The Centric Diatom (Skeletonema subsalsum) is a species in the genus Skeletonema. Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).