Dark fruit-eating bat vs plaster beetle

Artibeus obscurus compared with Cartodere bifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	plaster beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Latridiidae
Genus	Artibeus	Cartodere
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Cartodere bifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

plaster beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	plaster beetle
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.

plaster beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada).