Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Decurrent Mullein

Artibeus anderseni compared with Verbascum decursivum

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Decurrent Mullein is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Decurrent Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Verbascum
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Verbascum decursivum

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Decurrent Mullein

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Decurrent Mullein
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.

Decurrent Mullein

Habitat

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

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.