Dark fruit-eating bat vs Elm leafminer

Artibeus obscurus compared with Fenusa ulmi

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Elm leafminer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Elm leafminer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Tenthredinidae
Genus	Artibeus	Fenusa
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Fenusa ulmi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Elm leafminer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Elm leafminer
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.

Elm leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.