Dark fruit-eating bat vs Eastern Red Bat

Artibeus obscurus compared with Lasiurus borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Eastern Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Lasiurus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Lasiurus borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Eastern Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Eastern Red Bat
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 Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.