Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Northern needleleaf

Artibeus anderseni compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Tillandsia
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Northern needleleaf
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.

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and 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.