Dark fruit-eating bat vs rosy apple aphid

Artibeus obscurus compared with Dysaphis plantaginea

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while rosy apple aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	rosy apple aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Aphididae
Genus	Artibeus	Dysaphis
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Dysaphis plantaginea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

rosy apple aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	rosy apple aphid
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.

rosy apple aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).