Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Meller’s Mongoose

Artibeus anderseni compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Artibeus	Rhynchogale
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

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.