Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Forest Lamb

Artibeus anderseni compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Albatrellus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.