Asiatic apple vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Malus spectabilis compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• Asiatic apple is Data Deficient while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic apple	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Malus	Artibeus
Species	Malus spectabilis	Artibeus gnomus

Conservation Status

Asiatic apple

DD — Data Deficient

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic apple	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic apple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Asiatic apple

The Asiatic apple (Malus spectabilis) is a species in the genus Malus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in United States.