Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Maui's paddle

Artibeus anderseni compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.