Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Dark Smudge

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Ypsolopha horridella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Dark Smudge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Artibeus	Ypsolopha
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Ypsolopha horridella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat and Dark Smudge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Dark Smudge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Dark Smudge
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.

Dark Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.