Dark fruit-eating bat vs Davidse Holly

Artibeus obscurus compared with Ilex davidsei

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Davidse Holly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Davidse Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Ilex
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Ilex davidsei

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Davidse Holly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Davidse Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark fruit-eating bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Davidse Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela