Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Sand Saffron

Artibeus anderseni compared with Colchicum arenarium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Sand Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Colchicum
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Colchicum arenarium

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Sand Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Sand Saffron
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.

Sand Saffron

Habitat

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

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.