Dark fruit-eating bat vs Touch-me-not

Artibeus obscurus compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark fruit-eating bat	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Artibeus	Melianthus
Species	Artibeus obscurus	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark fruit-eating bat	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.