Dark fruit-eating bat vs Tickell's Bat

Artibeus obscurus compared with Hesperoptenus tickelli

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Tickell's Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Chiroptera (Bats)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Artibeus	Hesperoptenus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Hesperoptenus tickelli

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Tickell's Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (Bats)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Tickell's Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Tickell's Bat
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.

Tickell's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.