Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Lichen Case-Bearer

Artibeus anderseni compared with Dahlica lichenella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Lichen Case-Bearer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Psychidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dahlica
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Dahlica lichenella

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Lichen Case-Bearer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Lichen Case-Bearer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Lichen Case-Bearer
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.

Lichen Case-Bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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.