Dark fruit-eating bat vs Thicket Bean

Artibeus obscurus compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark fruit-eating bat Thicket Bean
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Phyllostomidae Fabaceae
Genus Artibeus Phaseolus
Species Artibeus obscurus Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark fruit-eating bat Thicket Bean
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.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Dark fruit-eating bat

No description available.

Thicket Bean

No description available.

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