Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Harlequin Bat

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Scotomanes ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Harlequin 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	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Scotomanes
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Scotomanes ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat and Harlequin Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Harlequin Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Harlequin Bat
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.

Harlequin Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.