Candelabra Spiderhead vs Great Fruit-eating Bat

Serruria effusa compared with Artibeus lituratus

Key Differences

• Candelabra Spiderhead is Near Threatened while Great Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelabra Spiderhead	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Proteaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Serruria	Artibeus
Species	Serruria effusa	Artibeus lituratus

Conservation Status

Candelabra Spiderhead

NT — Near Threatened

Great Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelabra Spiderhead	Great Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelabra Spiderhead

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.

Candelabra Spiderhead

The Candelabra Spiderhead (Serruria effusa) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.