Dark fruit-eating bat vs mantled howler

Artibeus obscurus compared with Alouatta palliata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	mantled howler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Atelidae
Genus	Artibeus	Alouatta
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Alouatta palliata

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and mantled howler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

mantled howler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	mantled howler
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.

mantled howler

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador