Dark fruit-eating bat vs Pitch canker

Artibeus obscurus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Fusarium
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.