Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat vs Window Gnat

Artibeus anderseni compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat Window Gnat
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Phyllostomidae Anisopodidae
Genus Artibeus Sylvicola
Species Artibeus anderseni Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Window Gnat

No description available.

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