Dark fruit-eating bat vs ladder flapwort

Artibeus obscurus compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	ladder flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Nardia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Nardia scalaris

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	ladder flapwort
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.

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.