Dark fruit-eating bat vs mulgara

Artibeus obscurus compared with Dasycercus cristicauda

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while mulgara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	mulgara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Artibeus	Dasycercus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Dasycercus cristicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

mulgara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	mulgara
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.

mulgara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.