Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Hortle's whipray

Artibeus anderseni compared with Pateobatis hortlei

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Hortle's whipray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Hortle's whipray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Artibeus	Pateobatis
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Pateobatis hortlei

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Hortle's whipray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Hortle's whipray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Hortle's whipray
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.

Hortle's whipray

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.