beech marten vs Dark fruit-eating bat

Martes foina compared with Artibeus obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beech marten	Dark fruit-eating bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Martes	Artibeus
Species	Martes foina	Artibeus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

beech marten and Dark fruit-eating bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

beech marten

LC — Least Concern

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beech marten	Dark fruit-eating bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beech marten

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

beech marten

beech marten (Martes foina) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.