Dark fruit-eating bat vs Faded Pincertail

Artibeus obscurus compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

  • Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark fruit-eating bat Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Phyllostomidae Gomphidae
Genus Artibeus Onychogomphus
Species Artibeus obscurus Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark fruit-eating bat Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Dark fruit-eating bat

No description available.

Faded Pincertail

No description available.

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