Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs small twisted moss

Artibeus anderseni compared with Tortella humilis

Key Differences

• Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while small twisted moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	small twisted moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Tortella
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Tortella humilis

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

small twisted moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	small twisted moss
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.

small twisted moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

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.