Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Fabaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Acacia	Artibeus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

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

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.