Dark fruit-eating bat vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Artibeus obscurus compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Daldinia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Gorse Cramp Ball
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.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.