Dark fruit-eating bat vs Mitchell's Amaranth

Artibeus obscurus compared with Amaranthus mitchellii

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Mitchell's Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Mitchell's Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Amaranthus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Amaranthus mitchellii

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Mitchell's Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Mitchell's Amaranth
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.

Mitchell's Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).