Dark fruit-eating bat vs snowshoe hare

Artibeus obscurus compared with Lepus americanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	snowshoe hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Artibeus	Lepus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Lepus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

snowshoe hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	snowshoe hare
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.

snowshoe hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.