Bogota Fruit-eating Bat vs Variable Flying Fox

Artibeus bogotensis compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Bogota Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Artibeus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Artibeus bogotensis	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bogota Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bogota Fruit-eating Bat	Variable Flying Fox
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.

Variable Flying Fox

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.