Bitter Karee vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Searsia marlothii compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bitter Karee Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Anacardiaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Searsia Artibeus
Species Searsia marlothii Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Bitter Karee

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bitter Karee Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Karee

Habitat

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

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Bitter Karee

The Bitter Karee (Searsia marlothii) is a species in the genus Searsia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

No description available.

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