Dark fruit-eating bat vs pale shoulder

Artibeus obscurus compared with Acontia lucida

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while pale shoulder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	pale shoulder
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Artibeus	Acontia
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Acontia lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	pale shoulder
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.

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.