Dark fruit-eating bat vs Plant bug

Artibeus obscurus compared with Phytocoris varipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Plant bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Miridae
Genus	Artibeus	Phytocoris
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Phytocoris varipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Plant bug
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.

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.