Dark fruit-eating bat vs Dung Cannon

Artibeus obscurus compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Pilobolus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Dung Cannon
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.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).