Dark fruit-eating bat vs Roman Mole

Artibeus obscurus compared with Talpa romana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Roman Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Talpidae
Genus	Artibeus	Talpa
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Talpa romana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Roman Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Roman Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Roman Mole
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.

Roman Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.