Dark fruit-eating bat vs Sick's Swift

Artibeus obscurus compared with Chaetura meridionalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Sick's Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apodidae
Genus	Artibeus	Chaetura
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Chaetura meridionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Sick's Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Sick's Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Sick's Swift
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.

Sick's Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela