Dark fruit-eating bat vs Painted Skimmer

Artibeus obscurus compared with Libellula semifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Painted Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Artibeus	Libellula
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Libellula semifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Painted Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Painted Skimmer
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.

Painted Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.