Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Purple chimaera

Artibeus anderseni compared with Hydrolagus purpurescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Purple chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Artibeus	Hydrolagus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Hydrolagus purpurescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Purple chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Purple chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Purple chimaera
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.

Purple chimaera

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.