Blackgum vs Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Nyssa aquatica compared with Artibeus concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackgum	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nyssaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Nyssa	Artibeus
Species	Nyssa aquatica	Artibeus concolor

Conservation Status

Blackgum

LC — Least Concern

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackgum	Brown Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackgum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blackgum

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

Brown Fruit-eating Bat

The Brown Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus concolor) 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.