Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Scarce Widow

Artibeus anderseni compared with Dingana fraterna

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Scarce Widow is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Scarce Widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Artibeus	Dingana
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Dingana fraterna

Evolutionary Relationship

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat and Scarce Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Widow

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Scarce Widow
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.

Scarce Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.