Dark fruit-eating bat vs Water Thick-knee

Artibeus obscurus compared with Burhinus vermiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dark fruit-eating bat Water Thick-knee
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family Phyllostomidae Burhinidae
Genus Artibeus Burhinus
Species Artibeus obscurus Burhinus vermiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark fruit-eating bat and Water Thick-knee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark fruit-eating bat

LC — Least Concern

Water Thick-knee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dark fruit-eating bat Water Thick-knee
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.

Water Thick-knee

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Dark fruit-eating bat

No description available.

Water Thick-knee

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia