Dark fruit-eating bat vs Eastern Pondhawk

Artibeus obscurus compared with Erythemis simplicicollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Eastern Pondhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Artibeus	Erythemis
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Erythemis simplicicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Eastern Pondhawk share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Eastern Pondhawk
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.

Eastern Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.