Dark fruit-eating bat vs tiger quoll

Artibeus obscurus compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Dark fruit-eating bat is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Artibeus	Dasyurus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	tiger quoll
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.

tiger quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.