Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Flower-faced Bat

Artibeus anderseni compared with Anthops ornatus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Flower-faced Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Flower-faced Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Artibeus	Anthops
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Anthops ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Flower-faced Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Flower-faced Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Flower-faced Bat
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.

Flower-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.