Button-Willow vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Cephalanthus occidentalis compared with Artibeus cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button-Willow Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Rubiaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Cephalanthus Artibeus
Species Cephalanthus occidentalis Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Button-Willow Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

No description available.

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