Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Potto

Artibeus anderseni compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Artibeus	Perodicticus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Potto
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.

Potto

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.