vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Anisonema multicostatum compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Euglenozoa (Euglenozoa)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Peranemea (Peranemea)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anisonemida (Anisonemida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Anisonemidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Anisonema	Artibeus
Species	Anisonema multicostatum	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Anisonema multicostatum is a heterotrophic euglenozoan flagellate found in freshwater and soil environments. Like other members of the genus Anisonema, it feeds by phagocytosis of bacteria and organic particles.