Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs marsh mealybug

Artibeus anderseni compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while marsh mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Artibeus	Atrococcus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.