Dark fruit-eating bat vs Larder beetle

Artibeus obscurus compared with Dermestes lardarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Larder beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Artibeus	Dermestes
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Dermestes lardarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Larder beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Larder beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Larder beetle
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.

Larder beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).