Dark fruit-eating bat vs striped hawk-moth

Artibeus obscurus compared with Hyles livornica

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while striped hawk-moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	striped hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Artibeus	Hyles
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Hyles livornica

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and striped hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

striped hawk-moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	striped hawk-moth
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.

striped hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).