Dark fruit-eating bat vs Florida arrowroot

Artibeus obscurus compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Zamia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot