bog-asphodel vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Narthecium americanum compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Narthecium	Artibeus
Species	Narthecium americanum	Artibeus gnomus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.