Dark fruit-eating bat vs Flat Crep

Artibeus obscurus compared with Crepidotus applanatus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Flat Crep is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Flat Crep
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Crepidotus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Crepidotus applanatus

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat Crep

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Flat Crep
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.

Flat Crep

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.