Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dodder Astragalus

Artibeus anderseni compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dodder Astragalus
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	Astragalus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dodder Astragalus
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.

Dodder Astragalus

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.