Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Potato Blight

Artibeus anderseni compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Phytophthora
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Potato Blight
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.

Potato Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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.