Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Elm-Leaved Sumac

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Rhus coriaria

Key Differences

• Bogota Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Elm-Leaved Sumac is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Elm-Leaved Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Rhus
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Rhus coriaria

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Elm-Leaved Sumac

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Elm-Leaved Sumac
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.

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Africa (Libya) and Europe (7 countries).

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.