Cherry Slug Sawfly vs Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Caliroa cerasi compared with Artibeus gnomus

Key Differences

• Cherry Slug Sawfly is Not Evaluated while Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cherry Slug Sawfly	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tenthredinidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Caliroa	Artibeus
Species	Caliroa cerasi	Artibeus gnomus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cherry Slug Sawfly and Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cherry Slug Sawfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cherry Slug Sawfly	Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Dwarf Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Cherry Slug Sawfly

The Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi) is a species in the genus Caliroa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.