Dark fruit-eating bat vs Silky Parchment

Artibeus obscurus compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Stereum
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Silky Parchment
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.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.