Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Water Fig

Artibeus anderseni compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Moraceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ficus
Species	Artibeus anderseni	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat	Water Fig
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.

Water Fig

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.