Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Gorongo Cycad

Artibeus anderseni compared with Encephalartos manikensis

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Gorongo Cycad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Gorongo Cycad
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Encephalartos
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Encephalartos manikensis

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gorongo Cycad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Gorongo Cycad
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.

Gorongo Cycad

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.