Dark fruit-eating bat vs Grooved Flax

Artibeus obscurus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Linaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Linum
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.