Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Artibeus anderseni compared with Rhinolophus maclaudi

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Artibeus	Rhinolophus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Rhinolophus maclaudi

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
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.

Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.