Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Marsh Valerian

Artibeus anderseni compared with Valeriana dioica

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Valeriana
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Valeriana dioica

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Marsh Valerian
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 Valerian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.