Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Artibeus anderseni compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Daldinia
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.