Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Dwarf Shield

Artibeus anderseni compared with Pluteus nanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dwarf Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Pluteus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Pluteus nanus

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Dwarf Shield
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.

Dwarf Shield

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.