Dark fruit-eating bat vs scarce large blue

Artibeus obscurus compared with Maculinea teleius

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while scarce large blue is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	scarce large blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Artibeus	Maculinea
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Maculinea teleius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

scarce large blue

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	scarce large blue
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.

scarce large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.