Dark fruit-eating bat vs Fringed Cup

Artibeus obscurus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Encoelia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup