Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Highland Flat-body

Artibeus anderseni compared with Depressaria silesiaca

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Highland Flat-body is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Highland Flat-body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Artibeus	Depressaria
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Depressaria silesiaca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Highland Flat-body

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Highland Flat-body
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.

Highland Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.