Dark fruit-eating bat vs Flat-headed Kusimanse

Artibeus obscurus compared with Crossarchus platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Flat-headed Kusimanse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Artibeus	Crossarchus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Crossarchus platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Flat-headed Kusimanse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Flat-headed Kusimanse
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-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.