Blasius's Horseshoe Bat vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Rhinolophus blasii compared with Artibeus lituratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blasius's Horseshoe Bat	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Rhinolophidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rhinolophus	Artibeus
Species	Rhinolophus blasii	Artibeus lituratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat and Great Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

LC — Least Concern

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blasius's Horseshoe Bat	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Blasius's Horseshoe Bat

The Blasius's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus blasii) is a species in the genus Rhinolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.