Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Candelabra Duster

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Athelia arachnoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Candelabra Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Atheliales (Atheliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Atheliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Athelia
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Athelia arachnoidea

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Candelabra Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Candelabra Duster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Candelabra Duster

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

The Bogota Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus bogotensis) is a species in the genus Artibeus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Candelabra Duster

The Candelabra Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) is a species in the genus Athelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.