Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Flat grain beetle

Artibeus anderseni compared with Cryptolestes pusillus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Flat grain beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Flat grain beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Laemophloeidae
Genus	Artibeus	Cryptolestes
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Cryptolestes pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat grain beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Flat grain beetle
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.

Flat grain beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.